Bananas Foster Bread Pudding | Mama's Cooking

Ingredients

• ***For the bread and the syrup:***
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more, to taste, for greasing the baking dish
• 8 cups challah or brioche bread, cut into 1-inch-thick cubes
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup dark rum
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ***For the custard:***
• 3 cups heavy cream
• 2 cups whole milk
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons dark rum
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 4 large eggs plus 6 egg yolks
• 1 cup raw pecans, chopped
• 5 bananas, ripe, peeled and sliced, divided