Bread and Butter Pudding
“Discover the joy of making Bread and Butter Pudding at home. This 45-minute british recipe delivers authentic flavors that will make your taste buds sing.”
🤖 Why This Recipe Matches Your Mood
Discover the joy of making Bread and Butter Pudding at home. This 45-minute british recipe delivers authentic flavors that will make your taste buds sing.
This Bread and Butter Pudding represents the best of British cooking—hearty, comforting, and deeply satisfying. Modern British cuisine has evolved far beyond its reputation, embracing quality ingredients and refined techniques.
This dish proves that British food can be both comforting and impressive.
📋 Bread and Butter Pudding
📝 Ingredients
- •25g/1oz butter
- •8 thin slices bread
- •50g/2oz sultanas
- •2 tsp cinnamon
- •350ml/12fl milk
- •50ml/2fl oz double cream
- •2 free-range eggs
- •25g/1oz sugar
- •grated, to taste nutmeg
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
Grease a 1 litre/2 pint pie dish with butter.
- 2
Cut the crusts off the bread. Spread each slice with on one side with butter, then cut into triangles.
- 3
Arrange a layer of bread, buttered-side up, in the bottom of the dish, then add a layer of sultanas. Sprinkle with a little cinnamon, then repeat the layers of bread and sultanas, sprinkling with cinnamon, until you have used up all of the bread. Finish with a layer of bread, then set aside.
- 4
Gently warm the milk and cream in a pan over a low heat to scalding point. Don't let it boil.
- 5
Crack the eggs into a bowl, add three quarters of the sugar and lightly whisk until pale.
- 6
Add the warm milk and cream mixture and stir well, then strain the custard into a bowl.
- 7
Pour the custard over the prepared bread layers and sprinkle with nutmeg and the remaining sugar and leave to stand for 30 minutes.
- 8
Preheat the oven to 180C/355F/Gas 4.
- 9
Place the dish into the oven and bake for 30-40 minutes, or until the custard has set and the top is golden-brown.
💡 Why This Recipe?
Discover the joy of making Bread and Butter Pudding at home. This 45-minute british recipe delivers authentic flavors that will make your taste buds sing.
⭐ Pro Tips
- 1Read the entire recipe before starting to avoid surprises
- 2Prep all ingredients before cooking (mise en place) for a smoother experience
- 3For best results, use fresh, high-quality butter
- 4Taste as you go and adjust seasonings to your preference
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