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Bread and butter pudding
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Bread and butter pudding

Buttered bread and sultanas bake in vanilla custard to make a comforting golden pudding.

Prep
15 min
Cook
40 min
Serves
6
Level
Easy
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Gather

Ingredients

  • 250 gwhite bread, sliced
  • 50 gbutter, softened
  • 75 gsultanas
  • 450 mlwhole milk
  • 100 mldouble cream
  • 3medium eggs
  • 60 gcaster sugar
  • 1 tspvanilla extract
  • ½ tspground nutmeg

Make

Method

  1. 1.

    Heat the oven to 160°C fan. Use a little of the butter to grease a 2-litre baking dish.

  2. 2.

    Spread the remaining butter over the bread and cut into triangles. Arrange in overlapping layers in the dish, scattering the sultanas between them.

    5 minutes
  3. 3.

    Whisk the milk, cream, eggs, 40 g sugar and vanilla together, then pour evenly over the bread.

    3 minutes
  4. 4.

    Leave to soak for 15 minutes, then sprinkle with the remaining sugar and nutmeg.

    15 minutes
  5. 5.

    Bake for 35–40 minutes until golden and the custard is just set in the centre. Rest for 5 minutes before serving.

    45 minutes