Chocolate Bread Pudding

Ingredients

2 cups milk
4 cups coarse bread crumbs
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup seeded raisins
1 teaspoon cinnamon or nutmeg
2 squares unsweetened chocolate (2 oz) or 2/3 cup cocoa

Instructions

Serves about 6. Preheat oven to 350. Heat milk to scalding. If using unsweetened chocolate, melt chocolate in the milk. Pour over the bread. Cool milk/bread mixture and then add butter, 1/2 cup sugar (if using cocoa, mix with the sugar) eggs, salt, raisins and cinnamon or nutmeg. Pour it all into a buttered 1 1/2 qt. casserole (7 1/2 inches). Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the pudding comes out clean. Serve it warm, with or without whipped cream.