Name: Bread and Butter Pudding
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 25g/1oz butter; 8 thin slices bread; 50g/2oz sultanas; 2 tsp cinnamon; 350ml/12fl milk; 50ml/2fl oz double cream; 2 free-range eggs; 25g/1oz sugar; grated, to taste nutmeg

Dessert

4 servings

378 cal/serving

Instructions

Step 1

Grease a 1 litre/2 pint pie dish with butter

Butter

Step 2

Cut the crusts off the bread

Bread

Step 3

Spread each slice of bread on one side with butter and cut into triangles

BreadButter

Step 4

Arrange a layer of bread, buttered-side up, in the dish, scatter sultanas and sprinkle cinnamon; repeat layers until all bread is used and finish with a bread layer

BreadSultanasCinnamon

Step 5

Gently warm milk and cream in a pan over low heat until scalding; do not boil

MilkDouble cream

Step 6

Crack the eggs into a bowl, add three quarters of the sugar and lightly whisk until pale

EggsSugar

Step 7

Add the warm milk and cream to the eggs, stir well and strain the custard into a bowl

MilkDouble cream

Step 8

Pour the custard over the prepared bread layers, sprinkle with nutmeg and the remaining sugar, and leave to stand for 30 minutes

NutmegSugar

Step 9

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Step 10

Bake the dish at 350°F for 30–40 minutes until the custard has set and the top is golden-brown.