Bread & Butter Pudding

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup sultana
• 1/2 cup currants
• 1/3 cup rum
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 14 slices bread
• 5 eggs
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 1/2 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 soak sultanas and currants in the rum for 1 hour.
• 2 preheat oven to 180c degrees.
• 3 fill a roasting pan with enough hot water to come halfway up the side of the 1 quart baking dish you plan to use for the pudding.
• 4 place it in the oven.
• 5 butter the baking dish.
• 6 butter the bread.
• 7 cut into triangles and arrange in the dish, alternately with the fruit, until all are used.
• 8 in a bowl, whisk together the eggs and sugar until pale.
• 9 heat the milk to boiling point and whisk into the egg mixture.
• 10 add any remaining rum and the vanilla.
• 11 pour over the bread and let stand for 10 minutes to allow it to soak up the egg custard.
• 12 place the dish in the roasting pan in the oven and cook for 40-45 minutes, or until the custard is just set.
• 13 if the top browns too quickly, place tin foil over it to prevent burning.
• 14 serve warm with ice cream or cream.