Bread Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 eggs, well beaten
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups milk
1/2 - 1 teaspoon vanilla (to taste)
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg (to taste)
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (to taste)
4 cups day old bread or 4 cups plain cake, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
1/4 - 1/2 cup raisins
butter, to grease pan
whipped cream or ice cream, for topping (optional)

Preparation

Beat into the eggs, the sugar, milk, vanilla, nutmeg and cinnamon.
Butter a 1 1/2 quart baking dish.
Put bread cubes into buttered dish, pour egg mixture over bread.
Let stand until bread is thoroughly soaked.
Mix in the raisins.
Bake at 350\u00b0F for about 25 minutes.
Serve warm with a dollop of whipped cream or scoop of ice cream.