Julie Wheeler, 40 Square’s benefit specialist, has a tasty recipe to share with you this holiday season!

16 slices firm white bread*

12 ounces white chocolate, chopped

1-quart heavy cream 1 ½ cup whole milk

3 large eggs ½ cup sugar

8 large egg yolks

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut bread into ¾ inch squares; place in 15½” by 10½” jelly roll pan and bake 15 minutes or until toasted, stirring once.
2. Grease shallow 3¾ quart casserole. In 4-quart saucepan, heat cream, milk, and sugar to boiling over medium high heat. Remove from heat; stir in chocolate
3. In large bowl, whisk eggs and egg yolks until blended; gradually whisk in hot cream mixture.
4. Place bread into casserole; top with custard. Pressing bread into custard, cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
5. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Bake 1 hour or until knife inserted into center comes out clean. Cool15 minutes. (Julie prefers cool room temperature, but delicious either way)

*Julie uses French bread