Recipe: Butternut Mushroom Bread Pudding {ReluctantEntertainer.com}

INGREDIENTS

4 cups

cubed butternut squash, cut into small chunks

1 tbsp

olive oil

1 1/2 tsp

salt, divided

1 tsp

white pepper, divided

4 tbsp

butter, divided

garlic cloves, minced

16 oz

mixed mushrooms, thinly sliced

6 cups

cubed rustic white or wheat bread, cut into 1-inch cubes, toasted

1 cup

1/2 and 1/2

2 cups

cream

large eggs

1/2 cup

shredded Parmesan cheese

1 cup

shredded Fontina cheese

*1 cup fresh cranberries (optional)