Ingredients
1 16 oz loaf French bread
5 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cup milk
1 1/2 cup heavy cream
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
Sauce:
1 cup heavy cream
1 Tbs flour
1/2 cup sugar
4 Tbs butter
1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Spray a 9″x13″ baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
Cut bread into 1″-2″ squares and place in large bowl.
In another bowl whisk together the milk, cream, eggs, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg until combined.
Pour over bread and stir gently to coat, let soak for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Place into baking dish and bake in oven for about 50-60 minutes until center is set.
Sauce:
In saucepan whisk together sugar, flour and heavy cream until combined.
Add in the butter and heat on medium until butter melts and liquid starts to boil.
Whisk until thickened slightly then remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Pour over bread pudding just prior to serving.
(If you like a lot of sauce, double the recipe because the sauce is what makes it so tasty.)