Easiest-ever bread pudding

Easiest-ever bread pudding

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Cooking time

Prep: 5 mins Cook: 40 mins

Skill level

Easy

Servings

Serves 4 - 4

The ultimate in quick comfort food - only five minutes to prepare, perfect to pop in the oven before the main course

Nutrition and extra info

Additional info

  • Easily halved
Nutrition info

Nutrition per serving

kcalories
363
protein
7g
carbs
64g
fat
11g
saturates
7g
fibre
1g
sugar
47g
salt
0.57g
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Ingredients

  • 150ml whole milk
  • 140g white bread
  • 50g raisins or dried cherries
  • 568ml pot of fresh custard
  • butter, for greasing
  • 5-7 tbsp caster sugar

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Method

  1. Heat oven to 140C/fan 120C/gas 1. Stir the custard together with the milk. Trim the crusts from the bread, cut into triangles, then place in a large bowl with the raisins or dried cherries. Pour over the custard mixture, then carefully stir everything together so all the pieces of bread are coated. Lightly grease a small ovenproof dish with butter, then spoon in the mixture.
  2. Cook for 30-35 mins until there is just a slight wobble in the centre of the custard. Sprinkle over the sugar to cover the surface, then pop under a hot grill for 1-2 mins until the sugar starts to melt and caramelise.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2008

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suebo51's picture
suebo5110:22, 30th Apr, 2013

Hi folks I want to surprise my wife Susan with this recipe for dinner tonight & being a novice, I see ' nutrition per serving' but can't for the life of me find how much a serving is, can anyone help?

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sarahb201307:04, 13th Apr, 2013
5

This pudding was very easy to do. I stuck to the ingredients and i got my husband involved.

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sarahb201307:04, 13th Apr, 2013
5

This pudding was very easy to do. I stuck to the ingredients and i got my husband involved.

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minacolada11:46, 28th Oct, 2011
2

Bread and butter pudding was requested and as I was short on time I thought I'd try this. I thought it was OK but it didn't go down with my (usually easygoing) family. Lots was left and I'll try a more traditional one next time!

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louisa2205:39, 12th Apr, 2011
1

Didn't like this at all. I cooked mine for longer than 35 mins and it still didn't set like traditional bread & butter pudding. Didn't taste anywhere near as good as traditional recipe.

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jane6504:21, 23rd Feb, 2011

Personally I would call this Bread and Butter Pudding rather than Bread Pudding which for me is made very differently but still using up left over bread.

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lisalola12:50, 16th Jan, 2011

when ever i make bread pudding i use up all the ends of the loaves of bread as no one in my house eats them. turns out really nice. and i dont like bread pudding as a rule.....!!

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festiveseason201008:18, 13th Jan, 2011
4

so easy to make ,i used cherries and sultanas made my own custard one word ,TASTY

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anyz_razak09:07, 2nd Nov, 2010
3

I was looking for an easy bread pudding recipe for my leftover bread. Used this recipe, add a bit off cinnamon, nutmeg and 2 tbs of caster sugar to the mixture. Cook for about an hour or so for it to cook properly. Overall I am not crazy about it but it's a good recipe for my leftover bread!

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yvered12:21, 1st Jun, 2010
4

I made a different version of this last night and everybody loved it. I used lurpack unsalted butter, cinnamon, tinned peach slices and almond essence. I was FAB!!

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pootle198006:39, 24th Sep, 2009
4

Nice and sooo quick! I added some mixed spice and served warm with lashings of cream. Lovely!

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marymoss05:27, 9th Sep, 2009
5

Great. Did need extra cooking but we liked it a bit runny. I blow torched the sugar and it gave it a lovely brulee style.

Small portions though. Mary

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teresahall08:29, 6th Aug, 2009
1

Didnt like it at all. Nothing like a traditional bread and butter pud. Id much rather take longer making it and get a good flavour

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thefunkyduck04:27, 9th Jun, 2009
1

If you really like Bread & butter pudding, AVOID THIS. It really is not very nice, especially if you compare it to a real traditional version.

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janefoy07:47, 29th Apr, 2009

We have this so often!! its the easiest tastiest pudding. I use crustless 50/50 bread and taste the difference custard, the type of custard does make a difference, used cheap before and though still tasty nowhere near as good. Usually add some extra fruit. Never had a problem with the cooking times. Its just as nice the next day - I make just the same amount for the 2 of us as I would 4!!!

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