Old-Fashioned Bread Pudding with Cinnamon and Nutmeg

2 cups milk

3 eggs, beaten

1/3 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

4 slices white bread, without crust

1 teaspoon cinnamon

dash nutmeg

1/2 cup raisins, optional

 

Heat milk over low heat until hot, but not boiling.

 In a bowl, combine eggs, sugar, and salt; stir well.

 Gradually stir about 1/4 of the hot milk to the egg mixture

 and stir in. Add remaining milk, stirring constantly.

Stir in vanilla.

Place bread slices in a 2-quart buttered baking dish

 (sprinkle raisins over bread, if using).

Pour the milk mixture over bread.

Combine cinnamon and nutmeg;

 sprinkle over pudding mixture.