Ingredients

  • French bread, Enough to cover a 9x13 inch pan cut in 1 inch cubes
  • 2 large eggs
  • 34 cup sugar
  • 3 cups milk
  • 1 cup half-and-half cream
  • 14 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 14 cup dried currant
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 2 cups fresh raspberries or 2 cups frozen raspberries
  • 2 cups fresh strawberries or 2 cups frozen strawberries
  • 13 cup sugar
  • 13 cup orange juice
  • 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Method

  • Blend all of the Custard ingredients together.
  • Prepare a 9x13 inch pan lightly sprayed with a vegetable oil sray and lined with 1 inch slices of French bread.
  • Leave the pan of bread (covered but not sealed tightly) overnight to dry on the counter.
  • In the morning, preheat over to 350 degrees.
  • Pour the custard over the bread.
  • Decorate with a scattering of cinnamon powder and bake for 30 to 45 minutes.
  • For the topping.
  • Heat the mixture in a sauce pan until it boils.
  • Puree and serve warm over the bread pudding.
  • Serve with mixed fresh fruit in season.