redjohanna,
Here you go for the Bread and Butter Pudding
BREAD AND BUTTER PUDDING
This is all from the old memory box (yep it’s got plenty of holes). It is as my grandmother gave me when she showed me how to make it in a wood fired oven.
Bread, slightly stale is ok, but no mould please.
Cut off the crust if you like or leave it on, personal preference.
Butter the slices as thick or thinly as you prefer. (Margarine is OK as well).
Now spread, again as thick or thinly as you prefer, the slices with any left over jams.
On the bottom of your baking dish sprinkle some fruit. Mixed fruit, Sultanas, Currants etc. (My preference is Currants).
Now layer the bread slices onto the fruit, continue with this layering, with a slight sprinkle of the fruit, until you get level with the lip of your oven dish. The last layer, only butter the bread, don’t jam. Between each layer sprinkle lightly some nutmeg and or cinnamon or both.
Some glazed cherries sprinkled through also adds flavour and colour.
Now for the custard mix, all I do is mix my eggs and milk and whisk. While I am whisking I add some vanilla extract and add some powdered custard mix for thickening. I just judge by eye how many eggs and how much milk for the dish and if I run short I just mix more. Pour this slowly over the bread layers in the dish until approximately ½” (10mm) under the rim of the dish. One point I forgot is do not put fruit on the top as it tends to burn to a crisp and tastes yuk.
Let the dish sit for approximately 10 minutes while the oven is preheating to about 200oC. (fan forced I gather would be lower) Trial and error with your oven will tell you the correct temperature. While this is happening if you like you can egg wash the top layer. You could also use some defecated coconut on the top and or through the layers.
The pudding is ready when golden brown or dark brown on the top, depending on your preference and/or the custard mix is not still watery. This takes about 20 – 30 minutes depending on your oven.
Enjoy.
PS…..my next trick with this is to spread some pineapple pieces on the bottom and throughout the layers….as stated experiment with this and see what happens, I do, some succeed some don't all good fun but not always tasty
