Bread And Butter Pudding

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 10 slices stale bread (i often use french sticks and leave the crusts on)
• 3 ounces butter
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 4 ounces raisins or 4 ounces sultanas (or a mixture)
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 pint milk
• 1/4 pint cream
• 2 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 grease a large ovenproof casserole dish with some of the butter.
• 2 slice the bread and butter it.
• 3 place them in layers in the bowl, sprinkling the fruit on top of each layer.
• 4 whisk the eggs.
• 5 whisk the milk, cream, sugar and vanilla essence.
• 6 combine the eggs and the milk mixture.
• 7 pour on top of the bread and fruit and leave to soak for about 2 hours, (until the bread is saturated). if there isn't enough liquid to cover the bread, add more milk and/or cream.
• 8 sprinkle the top with grated nutmeg.
• 9 bake in a medium oven for approximately 1 hour.
• 10 the top should be golden brown, and the pudding will rise.
• 11 serve.