Sausage & Cheddar Bread Pudding

This ultra-rich and savory bread pudding is one of my standbys for entertaining because it can be assembled ahead of time and feeds a crowd. The recipe was given to me by one of my oldest and dearest friends, Kelly Santoro. She got it from her friend Corey, who got it from his mother, who originally found it in an old spiral-bound church cookbook. Such is the path of a good recipe.