Challah French Toast Casserole – Nellie's Free Range

Ingredients

• 1 pound challah bread, torn into 4" x 4" pieces (see notes)
• 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) Nellie's Free Range Unsalted Butter , thinly sliced
• 1/3 cup golden raisins
• 6 large Nellie's Free Range Eggs
• 2 cups whole milk
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/3 cup ground piloncillo or brown sugar (see notes)
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup pecans, chopped, optional
• Confectioners' sugar
• Maple or agave syrup
• Fresh berries