Layers of Happiness

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2 Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish - or whatever dish you want to use that fits your sliced bread with not too much room left over on the sides.
3 In a separate bowl mix together lump crabmeat with the Italian seasoning, parsley, chives, lemon juice, Old Bay seasoning and cayenne pepper.
4 Season with salt and black pepper.
5 Butter each baguette slice and stand up the slices in the prepared baking dish. Spoon and tuck the crab mixture evenly between the slices of bread.
6 In a separate bowl, whisk eggs with the milk, half-and-half, 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of black pepper. Pour the mixture evenly over the bread and let stand for 10 minutes.
7 Top with the gruyere cheese.
8 Bake the bread pudding for 30-35 minutes, until the top is lightly browned. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.