Old fashioned bread pudding recipe

Old Fashioned Bread Pudding recipe

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In this blog post I will guide you thru the steps and ingredients needed to craft this recipe. Grab your favorite apron and let's start.
Looking for a classic and comforting dessert? Look no further than this old fashioned bread pudding recipe. Made with simple ingredients like bread, milk, eggs, and sugar, this recipe is a delicious way to use up stale bread and create a rich and custardy dessert. The bread soaks up the sweet and creamy mixture, resulting in a warm and satisfying treat that is perfect for any occasion. Indulge in this timeless dessert that will transport you back to grandma's kitchen with its nostalgic flavors.

Keywords: bread pudding, old fashioned, recipe, dessert, comfort food.

Old fashioned bread pudding recipe details

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Ingredients

500 g	stale bread, white, wholemeal or a mixture. Stale plain or fruit buns can also be used
1 medium	lemon, zest and juice, keep separate
1 medium	cooking apple, or 2 dessert apples, peeled, cored and grated and tossed in the juice of the lemon
75 g	margarine or butter, melted
2 large	eggs, beaten
100 g	brown sugar
2 tsp	mixed spice
1 tsp	ground cinnamon
1 tsp	ground nutmeg
500 g	mixed dried fruit, raisins, sultanas, and currants
	milk, if the mixture appears dry
50 g	mixed peel, chopped OPTIONAL
	sugar, as topping
	mixed spice, as topping

Instructions

Preheat oven to Gas Mark 4, 180°C, 350°F. Thoroughly grease a large baking dish.

All measurements are approximate and may be varied should you wish. If the bread has hard crusts, remove them. Break or cut the bread into pieces and soak the bread in water for at least 30 minutes. If any of the bread is then dry, add a little more water and soak for a few more minutes.

Squeeze out excess water and place bread in a large bowl. Add the melted butter, eggs and lemon zest and mix well together. Add sugar and spices and mix again. Add dried fruit and apple and mix well. Add a little milk if the mixture appears dry.

Transfer to baking dish and sprinkle extra sugar and mixed spice over the top. Bake for at least one hour or until the top is crusted and browned.

Cut into squares and serve warm or hot with fresh custard or allow to cool and cut into squares as a snack with tea or coffee.

About the recipe:
My mother used to make this regularly; it was never exactly the same twice in succession but always turned out well and was always eaten.

Preparation time:
ca. 1 hr
Grade of difficulty:
medium
Calories per portion:
n/a