Recipe#9230

Title: Bread Pudding 31

From: dijcks@natlab.research.philips.com 
 Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes 
 Subject: Bread and Butter Pudding from the Dorcester Hotel 
 Date: 11 Nov 1997 18:04:33 -0700 
 Message-ID: <64avb1$kqt$1@mack.rt66.com> 

I made this pudding for friends last Friday; as hot puddings are unknown
 here, they looked rather puzzled at first but they all loved it!  I our
 family we also call it "old men's pudding" as you don't need teeth for
 this :-}
 Bread and Butter Pudding 
 8-10 slices white bread, crusts removed
 1/2 cup + 2 Tbs milk 
 1/2 cup + 2 Tbs cream (the liquid type)
 3 eggs
 125 gram (4 oz) sugar
 handful sultanas
 1 jar apricot jam
 butter (no substitutes!)
 1 vanilla pod (or use vanilla flavouring if you must)
 Preheat oven to 180/350.  Combine milk and cream in a small saucepan add
 vanilla pod (cut open lengthwise). Steep on low fire for 10-15 minutes. 
 Remove pod, scrape out black seeds and put in milk.  When mixture has
 cooled, beat in eggs and a pinch of salt. 
 Spread bread with butter on both sides.  Spread jam on both sides.  Put a
 layer of bread in a greased oven dish.  Sprinkle half the sugar over it,
 add the sultanas.  Cover with second layer of bread.  Add second half of
 sugar.  Pour milk-cream-vanilla-egg mixture on top.  Bake for 45 minutes
 until golden brown.  Serve with powdered sugar.  Serves 5-6.