Bread Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 loaf thick stale bread (at least one loaf, though naturally normally what you will be using here are bits and pieces from se)
2 cups milk
1/4 cup butter
2/3 cup sugar
3 eggs
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 1/2 cup berries (optional) or 1/2 cup chocolate chips, whatever you like (optional)

Preparation

Set oven to 350* F.
Cut or tear bread into roughly equal-sized pieces and place into a well-buttered casserole. Sprinkle on raisins, berries or choc. chips, if desired.
In a medium saucepan, heat milk and butter, stirring until butter is melted.
Remove pan from heat and let cool slightly; add sugar, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla, whisking (or mixing with a hand-mixer) as you add.
Pour milk mixture over bread and bake until the pudding is set, 45-50 minutes.