Ingredients

• 8 slices day old white bread, crusts removed
• butter
• 1/2 cup sultanas
• 4 eggs
• 1/4 cup caster sugar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
• 300ml milk
• 300ml pouring cream
• apricot jam

Directions

• Soak the sultanas in hot water, or alcohol of your choice. Cool.
• Butter the bread slices and arrange in a baking dish.
• Sprinkle on the sultanas.
• Whisk the eggs then combine with the cream, milk, caster sugar and vanilla to make a custard.
• Pour the custard over the bread and let it sit in the fridge for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 deg F (175 deg C) and bake until golden on top and the custard is firm, about 40 minutes.
• Heat a few tablespoons of apricot jam and spoon over the top and bake for another 5 minutes.

Try using Panettone instead of white bread, omitting the sultanas.
The custard can be flavoured with cinnamon, finely grated orange peel or vanilla bean seeds.