Pear Raisin Bread Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 josephine pears, peeled, cored and sliced
2 slices day-old raisin bread
butter
3 eggs
1 -2 tablespoon caster sugar (to taste, depends on the sweetness of your pears and your families taste)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
500 -700 ml low-fat milk (depends on how many eggs you used, and the size of your dish)
nutmeg

Preparation

Lightly butter the raisin bread, cut into pieces to line the bottom of the baking dish. Any remaining cut into 2cm cubes and scatter amongst the pears.
Layer the pears on top of the bread.
Sprinkle with nutmeg (to taste) - or use other baking spice to taste.
Whick eggs and sugar to combine, add salt and milk and combine well.
Pour over pears and bread.
Bake in pre-heated 180C oven for approximately 30-40 minutes, or until \"custard\" is set.
Serve hot with cream or ice cream.