Marmalade & Whisky Bread & Butter Pudding

Name: Marmalade & Whisky Bread & Butter Pudding
Ingredients: 8 slices day-old crusty white bread, crusts removed; 50g very soft butter; 4 tbsp Seville orange marmalade, plus 4 tsp; 300ml full-fat milk; 248ml pot double cream; 3 large eggs; seeds 1 vanilla pod; 4 tbsp golden caster sugar; 1 tbsp whisky; Icing sugar, for dusting

The ultimate grown-up comfort food, use leftover fruit bread or even croissants instead of the bread if you prefer.

Marmalade and Whisky Bread and Butter Pudding

Recipes

Posted 11 November 2019

Prep: 1.5 hours (including cooking) Cook: 45 minutes

easy

Serves:

Ingredients

8 slices day-old crusty white bread, crusts removed
50g very soft butter
4 tbsp Seville orange marmalade, plus 4 tsp
300ml full-fat milk
248ml pot double cream
3 large eggs
seeds 1 vanilla pod
4 tbsp golden caster sugar
1 tbsp whisky
Icing sugar, for dusting

Method

Preparation

Butter each piece of bread on both sides, then spread 4 with the 1 tbsp marmalade each.
Pop the remaining bread on top to make 4 marmalade sandwiches.
Cut into triangles and nestle in rows in a large baking dish.
Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3.
Beat the milk, cream, eggs, vanilla, sugar and whisky together, then pour over the bread.
Leave to soak for 30 mins.
Dot the remaining marmalade all over the top of the pud and dust with the icing sugar.
Bake for 45 mins-1 hr or until puffy and starting to caramelise where the bread breaks out of the custard.
Serve hot or warm.

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