Bread Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large loaf bread (dry hard)
3 c. water or dry milk
3 large eggs or 4 medium
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. nutmeg

Preparation

Break bread in a 3-quart bowl.
Add water or milk.
Let soak until bread is soft.
Mix with a spoon.
Add eggs, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg and vanilla; beat well.
Grease and flour pan.
May add 1 cup raisins, chopped apples, cooked prunes or sliced peaches.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 1/2 hour, then at 350\u00b0 for another 1/2 hour.
Bake until knife inserted in middle comes out clean. Pudding swells, but falls as it cools.