Pete's bread pudding Recipe - Los Angeles Times

Ingredients

• 4 egg yolks
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 pint milk
• 1/4 vanilla bean, scraped
• 1 cup plus 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 5 tablespoons butter
• 6 egg yolks
• 1 quart heavy cream
• 3/4 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons brandy
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 vanilla bean, scraped
• 1 pound brioche bread, cut into 1-inch cubes and dried
• Creme anglaise
• Caramel sauce