traditional british bread and butter pudding

i was trying to cook everything that would perish in my house while i was away for a couple of weeks. i invited some people over and made pasta and this bread pudding. i also had a store bought coconut cream pie that was da bomb (i gotta try to make one some time). i tried this pudding once at chipshop and it was really good. this recipe calls for sliced bread instead of loaf bread (which i think i'd use next time) which made it a bit soggy but everyone seemed to love it.

Ingredients:

8 slices white bread
4 ounces brown sugar (113g)
3 cups whole milk
3 large eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¾ teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
butter (for buttering the bread and greasing the baking dish)



Directions:

1. Preaheat oven to 325°F (170°C)

2. Grease an oven proof baking dish.

3. Evenly butter each of the slices of bread on both sides, then cut each slice into 4 triangles.

4. Place a layer of the buttered bread on the bottom of the dish, slightly overlapping each triangle.

5. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly across the bread for the second layer.

6. Continue layering bread then brown sugar until all the bread is used.

7. Sprinkle the top of the pudding with sugar.

8. Beat together the milk, eggs, cinnamon, vanilla and salt. Pour this mixture on top of everything.Allow to stand for 30 minutes so the liquid is fully absorbed.

9. Place baking dish in the oven and bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until top is golden brown.