Simply The Best Bread Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb loaf day-old challah, cubed (Jewish egg bread)
8 large eggs
3 1/2 cups whole milk
1 1/2 cups whipping cream
2 cups sugar (white, brown, or a combination)
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg (preferably fresh ground)
1 cup raisins or 1 cup dried cherries

Preparation

Butter a 13 x 9 x 2 dish.
In a separate bowl, combine all ingredients except bread and raisins/cherries.
Mix until eggs are well incorporated.
Add bread cubes and raisins/cherries and mix until combined.
Pour all into dish.
Refrigerate a minimum of 2 hours, up to overnight (longer won't hurt).
Bake at 350F for 1 hour, 15 minutes.
Serve warm or at room temperature with sweetened real whipped cream.