Overlap bread in a 91/2" x 2" baking dish coated with baking spray.

In a large bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, cream, brown sugar, maple syrup and vanilla. Pour over bread. Let stand for about 5 minutes pressing down occasionally to make sure the liquid is absorbed by the bread.

If adding raisins and pecans tuck them around the pieces of bread.

Heat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Boil a kettle of water. Place dish with the bread pudding in a large roasting pan.

Pour boiling water into a larger pan until it reaches halfway up the sides of the pudding dish.

Bake until bread pudding is just set, 45 minutes.

Remove pans from the oven. Remove the dish with bread pudding from larger pan.

In a small bowl, mix together the sugar and the cinnamon. Sprinkle on top of the bread pudding. Cut the butter into small pieces and place on top of the bread pudding.

Broil 8" from heat until golden, 1 minute.