Grease a baking dish or flat baking bowl with some butter. Leave aside. Prepare the bread. Trim the edges. Butter both sides of bread slices and cut preferred size. Arrange cut bread slices and sprinkle some sultanas in between layers, in a greased baking tray.

Remove the oven tray from the oven out. Then preheat the oven to 175°C. Next, crack the eggs, stir in sugar and melted buttter in a mixing bowl, stir to mix. Add thickened cream and whisk until well-combined. Using a fine sieve, strain this mixture into another bowl then ladle it over the bread.

Next, nestle your bread baking dish or tray in an oven tray. Put it into the oven. Then carefully, pour some hot water into an oven tray. The water should come about halfway up the sides of your baking dish. Bake at 180°C for 20-25mins until the bread is golden in colour and the filling is slightly set. See pic below.

Tips: Instead of using an oven tray, you can also use a larger baking tray/baking dish, a casserole dish or a big roasting pan.

In batches, ladle scalded milk into egg mixture in step 4, while stirring constantly until it's well-combined. Return this mixture to the heat and keep whisking over medium heat for the first few minutes, then turn the heat to low, constantly stirring until it's thickened. Taste and adjust sweetness. Next, remove from the heat. Add a tsp of vanila extract. Mix well.

Serve warm or cold.