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Bread and Butter Pudding Recipe- A Creamy British Classic

Bread and Butter Pudding

A creamy British baked pudding of buttered bread, sultanas and vanilla custard with a golden, crisp top.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 8 slices of white bread buttered, about 50 g soft butter
  • 75 g sultanas
  • 1 orange zest only, optional
  • 300 ml whole milk
  • 300 ml double cream
  • 3 large eggs
  • 75 g caster sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp ground nutmeg or cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp demerara sugar for the top

Method
 

  1. Butter a 1.5 litre baking dish. Butter the bread on one side and cut into triangles.
  2. Layer half the bread in the dish, scatter over the sultanas and zest, and add the rest of the bread.
  3. Warm the milk and cream, whisk the eggs, sugar, vanilla and nutmeg, then whisk in the warm milk mixture.
  4. Pour the custard over the bread and leave to soak for 20 to 30 minutes.
  5. Sprinkle with demerara sugar.
  6. Bake at 180°C (160°C fan, gas 4) for 35 to 40 minutes until just set and golden. Rest for 10 minutes before serving.