Savory Apple and Sausage Bread Pudding - Recipe | What's for Dinner?

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup Girard's® Champagne Dressing
• One 1-pound challah bread or brioche, cut into 1-inch cubes, available in the fresh bread section of the supermarket
• 3 tablespoons canola oil, divided
• 3/4 pound sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
• Salt and pepper
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 small cloves minced garlic
• 2 large Rome apples, peeled, cored and cut into thick slices
• 3 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
• 1/3 cup dried cranberries
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 cup milk
• 6 eggs
• 1 cup grated Gruyere cheese