XV: Pear Bread Pudding

Sorry, no clue where this one came from.

3 c milke
3 c day-old bread, cut into 1 in cubes
1/2 c sugar
1/4 c butter, melted
3 eggs, slightly beaten
1/4 - 1/2 t almond extract
1/4 t salt
2 firm, ripe Comice pears, pared, cored and sliced
Cinnamon, nutmeg and sugar

Preheat oven to 325*. Heat milk in saucepan until bubbles form around edge of pan. Meanwhile, place bread cubes in bowl. Pour heated milk over bread; cool to lukewarm.
Combine 1/2 c sugar, butter, eggs, almond extract and salt; mix well. Stir into bread mixture.
Line buttered 13x9x2 in baking dish with half of pear slices; pour bread mixture over pears. Arrange remaining pear slices over top. Sprinkle with cinnamon, nutmeg and sugar.
Bake 50-55 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean.