Ingredients

  • 6 slices bread good sandwich bread, thick slices,
  • 1 x butter, unsalted softened
  • 3/4 cup orange marmalade
  • 1 1/2 cups milk preferably whole milk
  • 3/4 cup light cream (half&half)
  • 2 large eggs beaten
  • 13 cup brown sugar
  • 1 each vanilla bean cut into half lengthwise, and seeds scaped
  • 3 tablespoons cranberries dired, coarsely chopped, or dried blueberries, cherries
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons turbinado sugar or white sugar

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 320 degrees F.
  • Spread the butter on both sides of the bread.
  • Spread three slices of bread with marmalade.
  • Top each slice with remaining slices to make three sandwiches.
  • Slice the three sandwiches into half and place the six halves into a 8 by 8 square baking dish or similar capacity baking dish that has been placed into a 9 by 13 or any large baking dish.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together milk, cream, eggs sugar, vanilla bean pot and seeds together until well mixed.
  • Add the dried cranberries, and whisk well.
  • Pour the cream mixture over the sandwiches, using the spoon press the top to let all the bread soak the cream mixture.
  • Let soak for about 5 minutes.
  • Sprinkle the sugar on top.
  • Pour the boiling water into the larger baking dish until half of the smaller baking dish is covered by the boiling water.
  • Bake for about 70 minutes until the pudding is set and the top starts to become golden.
  • Cool for about 10 minutes and serve warm.