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Bread and butter pudding

This is such a simple dish and great for using up stale bread - try it today...

★★★★★ Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars. 6 Ratings
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  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Serves 4
  • Freezable

Preparation

Total time
1 Hr 10 Mins
Preparation time
25 Mins
Cooking time
45 Mins
  • 100g sugar

  • 6-8 slices of buttered bread (any type is fine)

  • 1 tsp cinnamon (optional), ground

  • 50g sultanas (optional)

  • 2 eggs

  • 500ml whole or semi-skimmed milk

  1. Lightly grease a baking dish and preheat oven to 190'C/Gas mark 5

  2. Mix together the sugar and cinnamon

  3. Cut your buttered bread in half (triangles are good)

  4. Layer the bread in the dish adding some of the sugar mix and sultanas on each layer

  5. Whisk together the eggs and milk and pour over the bread

  6. Leave to absorb for 10 minutes

  7. Pop in the oven for 35-45 minutes, until the pudding is set and browned

  8. Serve with custard, ice cream or cream

You will need

Baking dish - Made from high durable quality stoneware, this one from Mason Cash is perfect for baking and serving. You can find it at Amazon .

Mixing bowl - This must-have set of three multi-sized stainless steel mixing bowls comes with airtight plastic lids, too! See more details at Amazon .

Variations

Using brioche instead of normal bread

Top with a few blobs of apricot jam before baking

Reviews

★★★★★ Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars. 6 Ratings
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  • Polly L(45)

    ★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

    My 7 year old is too clever by half. She knows I often make this when the bread's getting stale, so she actually HID THE BREAD so that I'd buy more. Then the old bread mysteriously reappeared, and oh look, it's BB pudding time! (as she calls it)

    Reviewed on 07/04/20

  • Ann P(111)

    ★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

    Dead easy and simple to make, delicious favourite with all the family.

    Reviewed on 04/10/15

  • Guest

    ★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

    Family favourite! :)

    Reviewed on 28/04/15

  • kayleigh w(41)

    ★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

    My all time favourite pudding. Really easy to make too.

    Reviewed on 29/03/15

  • Guest

    ★★★☆☆ Rated 3 out of 5 stars.

    I make this real comfort pudding with homemade marmalade on the bread and butter and a good sprinkling of grated nutmeg before baking in the oven.

    Reviewed on 28/02/15

  • Guest

    ★★★★☆ Rated 4 out of 5 stars.

    Such a lovely warming pudding , perfect for cold evenings. Also a very good way to use up slightly stale bread- of which we always end up with in our household.

    Reviewed on 11/02/15

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