Serves 4

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1 big piece of cinnamon bread
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5 big eggs
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3 egg yolks
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190g of caster sugar
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750 ml of milk
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5 dessert spoons of Benedictine
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1 tea spoons of powdered cinnamon
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½ teaspoon of grated nutmeg
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125g of melted butter or margarine
- icing sugar

Prepare the day before cooking. Butter two ovenproof dishes. Cut 8 slices of bread. Put four slices in each dish. Beat the whole eggs and the yolks in a big bowl. Add the milk gradually, the B&B, the sugar, the cinnamon and the nutmeg.

Spread the mixture evenly over the bread. Cover with a sheet of tin foil and leave in the fridge overnight. Preheat the oven to 180°. Butter the bread with the melted butter. Cook for 43 min to 1 hour until the cream has gone golden. Sprinkle with icing sugar before serving.