Brioche Bread Pudding

Recipe Ingredients:
• 1 teaspoon unsalted butter
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• Dash ground cinnamon
• Dash nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups half-and-half
• 8 slices day-old Cinnamon-raisin brioche French bread, crusts
removed and cut into 1/2 inch cubes (about 4 cups)
Recipe Directions:
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 6-cup (9 1/4 by 5 1/4 by 2 3/4-inch) loaf pan with
butter.
• Whisk together eggs, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla until very
smooth. Stir in half-and-half & bread. Let the mixture sit for 30
minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared pan. Bake until the pudding is
set in the center, about 55 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes.
• To serve, cut the pudding into 1-inch thick slices. Top with fresh
whipped heavy cream.