Classic Bread and Butter Pudding 🍞🍮
A quintessential British comfort food, this traditional bread and butter pudding is the perfect way to use up leftover bread. Layered with buttered slices, plump raisins, and soaked in a rich custard, it’s baked to golden perfection with a crispy top and soft, creamy centre. A true nostalgic delight!
Ingredients:
🍞 Stale white bread: 8 slices (ideally thick-cut)
🧈 Butter: 50g, softened
🍯 Golden syrup or jam: 2 tbsp (optional, for extra sweetness)
🍇 Raisins or sultanas: 100g
🍳 Eggs: 3 large
🥛 Whole milk: 500ml
🍚 Caster sugar: 75g
🍮 Vanilla extract: 1 tsp
🍋 Ground cinnamon or nutmeg: 1 tsp (optional, for extra flavour)
🧂 Demerara sugar: 1 tbsp (for sprinkling on top)
Method:
🍞 Preheat the oven to 180°C (fan)/200°C/350°F. Grease a 1.5-litre ovenproof dish.
🧈 Spread a thin layer of butter on each slice of bread. If using, spread a little golden syrup or jam on one side of each slice for added sweetness.
🍇 Arrange the buttered bread slices in the dish, overlapping them slightly, and sprinkle raisins or sultanas between the layers.
🍳 In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, caster sugar, vanilla extract, and ground cinnamon (if using).
🥛 Gently heat the milk in a saucepan until just warm (not boiling), then pour it over the egg mixture, whisking to combine.
🧑🍳 Pour the custard mixture over the layered bread, ensuring that it’s evenly soaked. Press the bread down gently to make sure it absorbs the liquid.
🍯 Sprinkle the top with a little demerara sugar for a crunchy finish.
🧑🍳 Bake in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes, or until the pudding is golden and slightly crispy on top, with the custard set.
Serving Information:
⏱ Prep Time: 15 minutes | 🍴 Servings: 6 | 🔥 Calories: ~250 per serving