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

 * 1) Preheat oven to 375°F. Crumble bread in a buttered casserole dish.
 * 2) Combine remaining ingredients and gently pour and stir in over bread.
 * 3) Set casserole in larger casserole or baking dish. Fill larger dish with hot water.
 * 4) Bake for 60-70 minutes, depending on your oven.
 * 5) Serve warm with a dollop of cream or scoop of vanilla ice cream over.