Bread and Butter Pudding

Method10 steps

1. 1

   Step 1: Use a little of the measured butter to grease a 1 litre pie dish, keeping the rest for the bread.

   Uses A little of the measured 25 g butter for the dish

2. 2

   Step 2: Cut the crusts from all eight thin bread slices. Spread one side of each with the remaining measured butter, then cut into triangles. Reserve enough buttered triangles to make the final top layer.

   Uses Remaining measured butter for bread · 8 thin slices bread

3. 3

   Step 3: Arrange some buttered bread triangles, butter-side up, in the dish. Layer with some sultanas and cinnamon (2 tsp), then repeat until all the sultanas and cinnamon have been used, keeping the reserved bread for the top.

   Uses Some buttered triangles, with enough held for the top · 50g/2oz sultanas · 2 tsp cinnamon

4. 4

   Step 4: Finish with all the reserved buttered bread triangles, butter-side up, so the top layer is bread. Set the prepared dish aside.

   Uses The filled lower layers · The remaining buttered triangles

5. 5

   Step 5: Gently warm all the milk and double cream together over low heat until steaming and scalding hot, without allowing it to boil.

   Uses 350ml/12fl milk · 50ml/2fl oz double cream

6. 6

   Step 6: Crack both eggs (2) into a bowl. Add three quarters of the measured sugar and lightly whisk until pale, keeping the remaining quarter for the top.

   Uses 2 free-range eggs · Three quarters of the measured 25 g sugar

7. 7

   Step 7: Gradually stir the warm milk-and-cream mixture into the whisked eggs and sugar until combined. Strain the complete custard into a bowl.

   Uses All the whisked egg-and-sugar mixture · All the warm dairy mixture

8. 8

   Step 8: Pour all the custard over the prepared bread layers. Sprinkle with grated nutmeg to taste and the remaining quarter of the sugar. Leave to soak for thirty minutes.

   Soak in Custard · 30 minUses All the prepared custard · The complete layered bread dish · Nutmeg, grated to taste · Remaining quarter of the measured 25 g sugar

9. 9

   Step 9: Heat the oven to 180°C.

10. 10

    Step 10: Bake the soaked pudding in the heated oven for 30–40 minutes, until the custard is set and the top is golden brown. Serve warm.

    Bake Pudding · 40 minUses The complete soaked pudding