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Bread and butter pudding
Baked custard pudding of buttered bread and sultanas
BritishBread and butter pudding was the thrifty English way of using up stale bread, and today it's a pub and Sunday-lunch pudding from the Cotswolds to London. Buttered slices of bread are layered with sultanas, soaked in a vanilla and nutmeg custard and baked until puffed with a crisp, sugary top and a soft, wobbly centre. Chef's tip: let the bread soak in the custard for 30 minutes before baking, so it's creamy all the way through.
- Total time
- 55 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
- 8 slices day-old white bread
- 1 ¾ oz buttersoft
- 2 ⅝ oz sultanas
- 1 ¼ cups whole milk
- ¾ cup double cream
- 3 eggs
- 2 ⅛ oz caster sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp grated nutmeg
- 2 tbsp demerara sugar
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Butter a 1.5 litre baking dish. Spread the 8 slices day-old white bread with the 1 ¾ oz butter, cut into triangles and layer them, butter side up, in the dish with the 2 ⅝ oz sultanas between.
8 minStep 2: Whisk the 1 ¼ cups whole milk, ¾ cup double cream, 3 eggs, 2 ⅛ oz caster sugar and 1 tsp vanilla extract and pour over the bread. Press the bread down gently and leave to soak for 30 minutes.
30 minStep 3: Heat the oven to 350°F (325°F fan). Grate the ½ tsp grated nutmeg over and sprinkle with 2 tbsp demerara sugar.
5 minStep 4: Stand the dish in a roasting tin with hot water to come halfway up, and bake for 35–40 minutes until puffed and golden, with the custard just set and still a little wobbly. A common mistake is overbaking, which makes the custard grainy.
40 minStep 5: Rest for 5 minutes and serve warm.
5 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 400 kcal
- Protein
- 11 g
- Carbs
- 45 g
- Fat
- 20 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does bread and butter pudding take?
- About 55 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 40 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of butter?
- The same weight of ghee or coconut oil (for frying and most baking).
- What can I use instead of whole milk?
- Semi-skimmed milk with 1 tbsp cream per 240ml (1 cup).
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