I love baguettes  and french bread but they go stale so quickly. Here is a quick recipe to use basically with any stale bread. I usually prepare everything in the evening, let it soak in the fridge over night and bake it in the morning; My kids love this bread pudding with maple syrup in the morning.

Ingredients:

• 1 french bread (french baguette) cut in cubes
• 4 eggs
• 5 cups milk
• 4 TBSP sugar
• 2 TBSP vanilla extract
• 1 TBSP butter at room temperature to butter the baking pan
• Optional – cinnamon / raisins to mix with the wet ingredients / powder sugar for serving / maple syrup for serving

Directions:

• Preheat oven at 400 F
• Set cut bread in a buttered baking pan
• Mix eggs + milk + 4 sugar + vanilla extract and pour everything over the bread
• Let it soak for about 15 minutes (or overnight if you want to have a quick breakfast), press it down with your fingers and bake it for about 25 minutes or until golden brown
• Dust powder sugar on top and serve warm / or you can serve with maple syrup

Enjoy!