Bread and Butter Pudding
The thrifty British pudding that turns stale bread into something rich — buttered slices layered with sultanas, soaked in a nutmeg-scented egg custard and baked until puffed and crisp on top, soft underneath.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 50 g butter, softened, plus extra for the dish
- 8 slices day-old white bread, thickly sliced
- 75 g sultanas
- 300 ml whole milk
- 200 ml double cream
- 3 eggs
- 75 g caster sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 lemon, zest only
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 tbsp demerara sugar
- 2 tbsp apricot jam, warmed, for glazing
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 2602 kcal · P 59.4g · C 265.2g · F 148.7g
Estimated from 12 of 12 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Butter a 1.5 litre baking dish. Spread the bread with the butter and cut each slice into four triangles.
- 2Arrange half the triangles butter-side up in the dish and scatter over half the sultanas, then repeat, finishing with the crusts pointing up.
- 3Warm the milk and cream until steaming. Whisk the eggs, caster sugar, vanilla and lemon zest, then pour in the warm milk, whisking.
- 4Pour the custard over the bread, pressing the slices down so they soak, and leave for 30 minutes.
- 5Heat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan). Sprinkle the nutmeg and demerara sugar over the top.
- 6Set the dish in a roasting tin, pour in hot water to come halfway up its sides and bake for 35–40 minutes, until the custard is just set and the top is golden and crisp.
- 7Brush the top with the warm apricot jam for a glaze and rest for 10 minutes before serving.
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Questions and answers
How long does Bread and Butter Pudding take to make?
About 85 minutes: 45 min prep and 40 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Bread and Butter Pudding?
12 ingredients: butter, day-old white bread, sultanas, whole milk, double cream, eggs, caster sugar, vanilla extract, lemon, ground nutmeg, demerara sugar, apricot jam.
How many servings does this Bread and Butter Pudding recipe make?
6 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Bread and Butter Pudding?
About 434 kcal, with 9.9 g protein, 44.2 g carbohydrate and 24.8 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Bread and Butter Pudding recipe suit?
It is vegetarian.
What cuisine is Bread and Butter Pudding?
Bread and Butter Pudding comes from British cuisine.
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