Bread and Butter Pudding

Recipe Type: Dessert
Author: Manju Malhi
Prep time: 50 mins
Total time: 50 mins
Serves: 4
One of the easiest puddings to make. This bread and butter pudding with raisins, pistachio and saffron is a delight to eat.

Ingredients

• 250ml double cream
• 65 ml milk
• 50 g caster sugar
• 3-4 saffron strands
• 3 eggs
• A little butter for greasing
• 6 slices white bread, buttered and sliced into 4 triangles
• 50 g ready-to-eat dried papaya, finely chopped (Here papaya has been substituted for the sultanas or raisins. But you could also try dried apricots or even mangoes.)
• 25 g pistachio nuts, crushed

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 180º C / 350º F / Gas Mark 4.
2. Mix the cream with the milk and add the sugar and saffron strands.
3. Whisk the eggs and add them to the cream mixture.
4. Butter a deep ovenproof dish 15cm x 22cm / 6in x 9in, put into it a layer of bread, then sprinkle over some papaya/raisins/apricots/mangoes and nuts.
5. Add another layer of bread then some more nuts and papaya.
6. Pour the cream mixture over the bread and put the dish into the oven for 30-35 minutes, until the surface is a rich golden brown.
7. Serve immediately.
8. Tip: Add a pinch of nutmeg and another of cinnamon to the cream mixture.

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