Bread and Butter Pudding is one of those old English desserts that everyone loves. It's certainly one of my favourites. The soft insides contrast wonderfully with the little crispy bits of heaven on top! In this 'Jamie' recipe, the whole pudding is brushed with marmalade resulting in the zingy orangey bitterness working in harmony with the vanilla creamy custard and making something beautiful.
Ingredients: (for the flavoured butter)
- 5-8 thick slices of bread (I used tiger) - 40g butter
- 4 large eggs - 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 75g caster sugar - 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 300ml milk - 1 large orange (for the zest)
- 100ml double cream
- 2 tsp vanilla essence
- 3 tbsp marmalade
To make the Flavoured Butter:
1 . Pop the butter in a bowl with the nutmeg and cinnamon
2 . Finely grate in the orange zest and mix it all together with a metal spoon
3 . Use a little of it to butter a medium-sized ovenproof dish and spread it with the spatula
To make the Bread & Butter Pudding:
1 . Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas 4
2 . Butter the bread using the flavoured butter and a table knife
3 . Then cut each slice diagonally in half
4 . Put the slices in your buttered dish (butter side up)
5 . In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, sugar, milk and cream
6 . Add the vanilla and whisk again
7 . Then pour the egg and cream mixture all over the bread
How to cook your Bread & Butter Pudding:
1 . Put the dish in a large roasting tray
2 . Pour enough boiling water into the roasting tray (NOT the dish) to come halfway up the side of the dish
3 . Cook in the preheated oven for 20 minutes and then remove from the oven
4 . Preheat the grill to high
5 . Gently warm the marmalade in a saucepan and keep stirring with a wooden spoon
6 . Brush the marmalade over the top of the pudding
7 . Pop the dish under the grill for 4-6 minutes until golden and crisp on top
8 . Allow to cool and firm up slightly before serving with pouring cream
Thanks for reading
Toodlepip!
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