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1940s style bread pudding

This recipe for bread pudding is really cheap to make and is a good way to use up old bread...

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Recipe:
Sent in by Sue from Rutland

Difficulty: Easy
Serves 6
Freezable

Preparation

Total time: 2 Hrs 30 Mins
Preparation time: 1 Hr 15 Mins
Cooking time: 1 Hr 15 Mins

225g bread
300ml water
75g brown sugar, softened
1 egg, beaten
50g currants
50g raisins
150ml milk
¼ tsp mixed spice

Preheat oven 180'C/Gas mark 4
Put the bread (day old bread/stale works best) in a bowl and add the cold water
Allow to soak for 1 hour
Drain the bread and squeeze out any excess water using your hands
Mix the bread with the rest of the ingredients
Pour into a greased 8" square baking tin
Cook for 1 and 1/4 hour or until firm to the touch and brown on top
Allow to cool for 30 minutes or so in the tin, before cutting into squares
Serve warm or cold

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You will need

Baking tin - This square, non-stick one from Wilton is just what you need. You can find it at Amazon for just £7.87.

Tips

Don't use poor quality bread if you can help it, it will fall apart and become rather soggy when soaked!

Not to be confused with bread and butter pudding!

Variations

Using any combination of dried fruit eg: cranberries, cherries, apricots etc

Reviews

★★★★★ 14 Ratings

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Tk D

★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

nice

Reviewed on 02/09/21
Jennifer S(4813)

★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

I tried to cook it this morning. Children loved it! An unusual way to use Beeren

Reviewed on 09/07/21
Guest

★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

easy and delicious

Reviewed on 16/11/15
Guest

★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

Great recipe, we use this all the time as I love this pudding since I was a little girl myself, now my Daughters enjoy making and eating it!

Reviewed on 23/10/15
Guest

★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

Great recipe use to make all the time as a student nice with slices of apple in it.

Reviewed on 04/10/15
Guest

★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

Loved bread pudding when I was a kid but haven't had it since! So was really pleased to find this recipe. Very easy to make and tasty too! My kids loved it too!

Reviewed on 26/08/15
Guest

★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

Tried this and it reminded me of childhood and school. Not sure that's a total recommendation, but it gets 5 stars from me.

Reviewed on 03/08/15
Guest

★☆☆☆☆ Rated 1 out of 5 stars.

Made this and it turned out really wet and soggy and horrible prefer using milk to water to soak in.

Reviewed on 31/05/15
Guest

★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

My favourite :)

Reviewed on 08/03/15
Guest

★★★★☆ Rated 4 out of 5 stars.

i love bread pudding. Collect crusts & freeze until I have enough then thaw out & make the bread pudding

Reviewed on 28/02/15
Guest

★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

One of the nicest bread puddings I have made, just like my granny used to make.

Reviewed on 28/02/15
Guest

★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

The only thing that would improve this recipe, would be the addition of the cooking temperature!

Reviewed on 21/02/15
Tracey B(564)

★★★★☆ Rated 4 out of 5 stars.

I have to just add this. I tried this and loved it very much ( just like mum used to make ) Then the other day I picked up a whole load of reduced hot cross buns. Well, I used them instead of the bread as they were out of date and so cheap and oh my what an amazing bread pudding! Do try it!

Reviewed on 27/01/15
Guest

★★★★☆ Rated 4 out of 5 stars.

The picture looks like bread pudding to me! Great recipe thanks

Reviewed on 25/01/15