Bread and butter pudding

Name: Bread and butter pudding
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 8 slices white bread, crusts on; 60g butter, softened; 75g sultanas; 300ml whole milk; 300ml double cream; 3 large eggs; 75g caster sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tbsp demerara sugar

A classic way to use up bread, baked in a rich egg custard with sultanas and a crisp golden top.

Time1 hr 10
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.60 a head
Oven180°C (160°C fan)

6 servings

Ingredients

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8slices white breadcrusts on
60 gbuttersoftened
75 gsultanas
300 mlwhole milk
300 mldouble cream
3large eggs
75 gcaster sugar
1 tspvanilla extract
1 tbspdemerara sugar

Method

1
Heat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan). Grease a baking dish.
2
Butter the bread on one side and cut each slice into triangles. Layer them in the dish, butter side up, scattering the sultanas between the layers.
3
Whisk the milk, cream, eggs, caster sugar and vanilla together. Pour over the bread and leave to soak for 20 minutes.
20 min
4
Sprinkle with the demerara sugar.
5
Bake for 40 minutes until the custard is just set and the top is golden.
40 min
6
Rest for 5 minutes before serving warm.
5 min

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