Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare your 8 x 8 or 9 x 9 baking dish. You can grease it, but I prefer to keep this oil free.
Cut your break into rough cubes. I'm using a cinnamon and brown bread. But I love this recipe because you can use up older bread. Mix and Match, it will taste delicious. Transfer your bread to your baking dish.
In a large saucepan, add 2 cups of the milk, cinnamon, salt. Bring to a gentle simmer. While you are waiting for the milk to simmer, put 1/2 cup of plant based milk in a cup and add the cornstarch and whisk to get rid of any lumps.
Once the plant based milk is at a gentle boil, add your slurry of cornstarch and plant based milk. Whisk continuously on a low heat until the mixture starts to thicken, which will take a few minutes.
Pour the mixture over the bread in your baking dish. Move the bread around to allow the mixture to coat all the bread. Add in the pecans.
Bake for 35-40 minutes until lightly brown. I love to serve this with some vanilla nice cream and a drizzle of maple syrup.