Thursday, March 8, 2012

Delicious and Straightforward Dessert Using Ordinary Bread and Butter

By Anukriti Parsai


Bread and butter form the 2 basic ingredients for over 60% of dishes all over the world. These are used to prepare sandwiches, eaten as plain bread and butter, or served as a side dish to most main dishes. Bread and butter are also one of the favorites of youngsters. You can turn a straightforward bread pudding recipe into an extraordinary and tasty pudding by following the below bread and butter pudding recipe easy steps.

What you will need:

- One (1) cup of raisins, currants and sultanas (mixed, in equal proportions)

- One cup of full-cream milk

- 1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla essence

- Zest of half a lemon

- Third of a cup of butter

- Eight slices of day-old bread (of your choosing) cut in triangles (you can remove the crusts of the bread if you like)

- Three (3) eggs

- Two tablespoons of castor sugar

- Third (1/3) of a cup of double cream

- One teaspoon of demerara sugar

- Grated nutmeg (according to taste)

Preparation:

- Lightly toast the bread on either side and allow it to cool. You can do this process beforehand, but ensure that you store the bread in an airtight container.

- Preheat the oven to 180C.

- In a frying pan, heat the milk and vanilla essence then set aside to cool.

- Beat the eggs in a large mixing bowl, add the castor sugar to it, and beat a little more.

- Pour in the milk and vanilla mixture and add the double cream to the mix. Mix well to incorporate all the ingredients. Add in the lemon zest.

- In a baking dish, lay out half (1/2) the bread triangles on the bottom.

- Pour half the egg mix on the bread and sprinkle some of the raisins, currants and sultanas over the top.

- Let the bread mix soak in the liquid for twenty minutes.

- Place the remaining bread triangles over the top and pour the rest of the mix on top. Sprinkle the remaining raisins, currants and sultanas on top.

- Drizzle the butter, demerara sugar and nutmeg on last.

- Bake in the pre-heated oven for thirty-five (35) to forty (40) minutes 'til the tops are golden brown in color.

- Remove from the oven and cool for 10 minutes before serving.

Serving suggestion:

- Warm some of your favorite jam in a microwave and use a pastry brush to spread a light layer of the jam on top of the pudding then bake in the oven for a few minutes before serving.

- Put a small piece of the pudding on a plate and add some fresh cream and fruit on the side to serve.




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