Bread Pudding

Method

• step 1

  break the bread up into small pieces and place it ino a bowl and cover with water and leave to stand for 30mins

• step 2

  preheat the oven to 180C/gas mark 4

• step 3

  squess all the water out of the bread a sieve is quite handy for this and then crumble this into a mixing bowl

• step 4

  add the sugar spice fruit and the fruit juices and zest and mix well together

• step 5

  melt the butter in a saucepan then add this and mix well you are looking for a dropping consistency add a little milk if you need to

• step 6

  Pour into a greased roasting dish approx 250mm x 300mm and bake for 90 mins at 180c gas mark 4 cover with greaseproof paper if it starts to get too brown it should be firm to the touch then spinkle with caster sugar and cut into 12