Bread and Butter Pudding with Sultanas
Comforting and golden, this classic baked pudding layers buttered bread and plump sultanas in a rich vanilla egg custard.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 40 min
- Total
- 60 min
- Servings
- 6
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Calories
- 410 kcal
Equipment
- •2-litre ceramic baking dish
- •Whisk
- •Mixing bowl
- •Butter knife
- •Measuring jug
Nutrition
Per serving, approximate
- Calories
- 410 kcal
- fat
- 22 g
- carbs
- 46 g
- fibre
- 2 g
- protein
- 8 g
- calories
- 410 kcal
Instructions
- 1
Grease a 2-litre baking dish lightly with butter.
- 2
Spread softened butter generously over one side of each bread slice.
- 3
Cut the buttered bread slices into diagonal triangles.
- 4
Arrange a layer of bread triangles in the base of the dish.
- 5
Scatter half of the sultanas evenly across the bread layer.
- 6
Add the remaining bread triangles overlapping on top, then scatter the remaining sultanas.
- 7
Whisk together eggs, caster sugar, milk, cream, and vanilla extract in a bowl until smooth.
- 8
Pour the custard mixture slowly over the layered bread.
- 9
Press the bread down gently with a fork and rest for 15 minutes.
- 10
Sprinkle ground nutmeg and demerara sugar evenly across the top.
- 11
Bake at 180°C (160°C fan-forced) for 35 to 40 minutes until golden and just set in the centre.
Chef's tips
Soak the sultanas in warm water for 10 minutes beforehand if they feel dry. Let the assembled pudding rest before baking so the bread absorbs the custard thoroughly.
Ingredient substitutions
- sultanas → currants or dried raisins
- pure cream → an equal volume of full-cream milk for a lighter custard
Storage
Cover and store leftover pudding in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Reheating
Reheat individual portions in the microwave on medium power or warm in an oven at 160°C until heated through.
Common mistakes to avoid
- •Baking at too high a temperature, which causes the egg custard to curdle and weep liquid.
- •Skipping the resting period before baking, resulting in a dry bread centre.
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