Creamy Cranberry Bread Pudding

I love bread pudding and i love cranberries! This sounded so yummy :)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees f.

Cut the crusts off the bread and cut into 1 inch cubes.

You should have about 3 1 / 2 cups of cubes.

Arrange bread cubes on a baking sheet and toast in the oven till light golden brown , about 10 minutes.

Let bread cubes cool but leave oven on.

Over medium heat in a saucepan heat the half and half , cream , salt and vanilla bean , stirring occasionally.

When it reaches a fast simmer , turn off the heat.

Set the mixture aside for 10-15 minutes for the vanilla to infuse.

In a large mixing bowl , whisk the eggs and sugar together.

Whisking constantly , gradually add the hot cream mixture.

Strain this into another large bowl , to smooth the mixture and to get rid of the vanilla bean.

Add the bread cubes , toss well , and let soak until absorbed.

Fold the mixture occasionally to ensure even soaking.

In a small saucepan , bring the orange juice to a simmer.

Add the cranberries and simmer until plumped and softened , about 5 minutes.

Drain cranb.

bread, half-and-half, heavy cream, salt, vanilla bean, eggs, sugar, orange juice, dried cranberries, powdered sugar