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British Bread Pudding sliced into squares on a chopping board with flowers and a yellow cloth in the background
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Bread Pudding

Dive into the delicious world of Traditional British Bread Pudding! Let us take you on a sweet journey filled with warmth and nostalgia.
This recipe is a delightful way to use up leftover bread and create a satisfying dessert for your family.
Enjoy this comforting and delicious bread pudding warm or at room temperature. You can serve it as is or top it with a drizzle of salted caramel sauce, cream, or custard.
Prep Time15 minutes
Active Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Afters, Cake, Christmas, Dessert, Pudding, Sweet, Treat
Cuisine: British, European
Keyword: best bread pudding, bread pudding and custard, Bread Pudding Recipe, British bread pudding, British dessert recipes, British old school recipe, British pudding recipe, leftover bread pudding, old fashioned bread pudding, old fashioned British pudding, poor mans pudding, traditional bread pudding
Yield: 24 small slices
Calories: 192kcal
Author: Luke and Kay - Flawless Food

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 12 slices Bread
  • 600 ml Whole Milk
  • 100 grams Butter (optional)
  • 500 g Dried Fruit add more or less to your taste.
  • 150 g Light Brown Sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons Mixed Spice You can add more if you like it strong
  • 2 large Eggs
  • 3 tablespoon Demerara Sugar for sprinkling on top (can use other sugars)

Instructions

  • Cut 12 slices Bread into cubes.
    Optional* You can remove the crust for a smoother finish - we dont!
    Slicing white bread into small squares using a knife
  • Place into a large mixing bowl, pour in the 600 ml Whole Milk.
    Pouring whole milk over the top of chopped bread in a mixing bowl
  • Stir well, then place aside for a few minutes to soak up the milk. (if using crust you may need to soak for longer)
    Mixing the milk into the chopped bread in a large mixing bowl
  • Whilst soaking, Preheat oven to 170℃ fan / 190℃ / 375℉ / Gas mark 5 line tin with parchment paper
    Placing parchment paper into the baking tray
  • Give the bread a good stir until all broken down and stodgy.
    Stirring the milk soaked bread together in a bowl using a spatula
  • Melt 100 grams Butter in the microwave. Whisk 2 large Eggs into another small bowl
    * If not using butter use equivalent measure of milk. (This is for extra richness, it can be skipped)
    Melted butter in a bowl
  • Now add the melted butter, whisked eggs, 500 g Dried Fruit, 2 Tablespoons Mixed Spice and 150 g Light Brown Sugar to the bread mixture.
    Bread soaked in milk with melted butter, whisked egg, mixed fruit, mixed spice and light brown sugar in a mixing bowl
  • Stir to combine all the ingredients. Make sure they are well combined.
    Mixing together Bread soaked in milk with melted butter, whisked egg, mixed fruit, mixed spice and light brown sugar in a mixing bowl using a wooden spoon
  • Pour the bread pudding mixture into the lined baking tin. Make sure it is level.
    Pouring the bread pudding mixture into a parchment paper lined baking tray
  • Sprinkle 2 tablespoon of the 3 tablespoon Demerara Sugar on top. Save 1 tablespoon for adding after it is cooked!
    Sprinkling demerara sugar over the top of the bread pudding in a baking tray lined with parchment paper
  • Bake in the middle of the oven at 170℃ fan / 190℃ / 375℉ / Gas mark 5 for 1 hour.
    Bread Pudding going into the oven
  • Remove tin from the oven, check it is cooked through, use a skewer, it should come out clean.
    Cooked Bread Pudding coming out of the oven
  • Leave to cool and firm up for approx 15 minutes, before removing it from tin, using the parchement paper to carefully lift it out of the tin.
    Removing the bread pudding out of the baking tray onto a wooden board
  • Sprinkle the remaining 1 tablespoon of demerara sugar on top.
    Sprinkling demerara sugar over the top of the cooked bread pudding
  • Cut into servings, either 12 large slices or 24 smaller slices.
    Old Fashioned Bread Pudding on a wooden chopping board
  • Serve warm with an extra sprinkle of sugar on top add custard, cream or caramel sauce.
    Bread Pudding with custard in a bowl with a spoon going into the pudding
  • It can also be served cold as a tasty cake treat.
    A slice of Traditional Bread Pudding on a spatula

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Nutrition

Calories: 192kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 145mg | Potassium: 229mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 172IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 104mg | Iron: 1mg