Cosy, Comforting Bread and Butter Pudding
When you want a cosy night in, this pudding is unbeatable.
Ingredients
3 thinly sliced bread rolls
250ml milk
1 vanilla bean, split and with the seeds scraped
3 eggs
250ml thickened cream
110g white sugar
2tbsp apricot jam
2tbsp sultanas soaked in warm water and drained
Pinch of salt
50g room temperature butter
Instructions
- Grease an ovenproof 5-cup dish with butter and preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced.
- Put the milk, vanilla seeds and pod, salt and cream into a saucepan. Over medium-low heat, bring pan to a simmer and remove from heat.
- Use an electric whisk to beat the eggs and sugar together until thoroughly mixed. Continue whisking and gradually add the milk mixture. Strain through a sieve into a jug.
- Butter the bread and reserve any leftover butter. Arrange the slices in the ovenproof dish and sprinkle with sultanas. Pour over milk mixture and dot with any remaining butter.
- Put the dish into a larger baking dish or pan and pour boiling water around it until it reaches halfway up. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until just set.
- Mix jam with a little boiling water until smooth and brush over pudding. Sprinkle with icing sugar and serve.
Serves 4
