Bread Pudding

Ingredients:

1 day old loaf french bread
4 large eggs
1 cup whole milk
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup whipping cream
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cinnamon
whipped cream for topping

Break bread into pieces and let it dry out all day OR Bake the pieces at 250 degrees for 20 mins in order dry it out.

Place dried bread pieces in an 8X8 baking dish. In a small bowl beat eggs. Add milk, sugar, cream, vanilla, and cinnamon. Blend wet ingredients until combined then pour over the dry bread. Allow bread to soak for 15-20 min- occasionally pushing bread down into the wet mixture. Sprinkle a little cinnamon and sugar on top of mixture. Place 8X8 dish inside of a 9X13 baking dish and then add hot water to the 9X13 until it is half way up the outside of the 8X8. Then carefully place both dishes on the center rack of oven and bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 min or until pudding is golden on top and toothpick comes out clean. Serve warm topped with additional whipped cream on top.