Sweet Potato Bread Pudding

== Description ==
Sweet potato Bread Pudding that I perfected in 1982. I loved sweet potatoes and love bread pudding. I experimented with these recipe for 3-4 times before I came up with this version which won second place in a cooking contest in 1999. Enjoy.
* Contributed by Cat's Recipes Y-Group
== Ingredients ==
* 8 slices day old wheat bread
* 3 eggs, slightly beaten
* 1 pound mashed cooked sweet potatoes
* 2½ cups whole milk
* ¾ cup sugar
* 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
* ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
* ¾ cup golden raisins
* ¼ cup chopped pecans
== Directions ==
# Preheat oven to 375°F. Crumble bread in a buttered casserole dish.
# Combine remaining ingredients and gently pour and stir in over bread.
# Set casserole in larger casserole or baking dish. Fill larger dish with hot water.
# Bake for 60-70 minutes, depending on your oven.
# Serve warm with a dollop of cream or scoop of vanilla ice cream over.
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