Torta di pane, a recipe from the Worldwide Gourmet

Ingredients

• 800 ml (3 1/4 cup) milk
• 50 g (3 tbsp.) butter
• 1 vanilla bean, split
• 300 g (10 oz.) stale white bread
• 100 g (3 1/2 oz.) dark chocolate
• 100 g (3 1/2 oz.) chopped candied fruit
• 100 g (3 1/2 oz.) sultanas
• 150 g (5 oz.) ground almonds
• A few drops of pure almond extract
• 220 g (8 oz.) eggs
• 120 g (4 oz.) sugar
• 2 g (1/2 tsp.) ground cinnamon
• 10 g (1 tbsp.) bread crumbs
• 100 g (3 1/2 oz.) pine nuts
• 20 g (4 tsp.) butter, in small pieces