Southern Bread Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 cups day old bread
4 tablespoons butter
4 cups milk
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 (8 ounce) can fruit (any kind)

Preparation

Break bread in small pieces and put in a 9x12 baking dish. Melt the butter and pour over the bread.
Mix the milk, sugar, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
Drain all the liquid from the canned fruit. Discard the liquid. Add the canned fruit to the milk mixture.
Pour the entire mixture over the bread.
Cook in 350 degree oven for 1 hour or until top is nicely browned.