How to Make Bread and Butter Pudding

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Lightly grease the inside of a 2-pint (1 litre) baking dish with butter.

   If you'd like, you can sprinkle caster or superfine sugar inside the baking dish when you are done.
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   Step 2: Prepare the bread slices.

   Cut the crusts off of the bread first, then spread the softened butter over one side of each slice.
   
   Cut each slice twice of bread to make four triangles. , Do not overlap or squish the bread slices together.
   
   You will have lots of bread left over, which you will be using for other layers. , If you do not like sultanas, or can't find any, you can use another type of dried fruit, such as raisins. , Make sure that you are always putting the bread down with the buttered side facing up.
   
   You last layer should be only bread—no sultanas or cinnamon. , Pour the milk and cream into a small saucepan, then stir them together to combine them.
   
   Place the saucepan on the stove, and turn the heat up to low.
   
   Do not let the milk and cream come to a boil.
   
   While the milk and cream are heating, you can prepare your egg mixture. , Crack the two eggs into a bowl, then add part of the sugar; save the rest of the sugar for later.
   
   Beat the eggs and sugar together with a whisk until they turn pale.
   
   The yolks and whites should be completely blended together. , Do not pour it too quickly, or you will risk cooking the eggs.
   
   Stir everything together with a whisk while you pour.
   
   This is now your custard base. , The strainer will catch any cooked bits of egg.
   
   Discard anything caught in the strainer. , Make sure that you pour the custard base evenly over the bread, so that everything gets soaked.
   
   You can use as much or as little nutmeg as you'd like. , This gives the bread enough time to soak up the custard, and for the different flavors to blend together. , Preheat your oven to 355°F (180°C) first.
   
   Then, place the pudding into the oven, and let it bake for 30 to 40 minutes.
   
   The pudding is ready when the custard thickens and the top turns a golden-brown color., Once the pudding is done, use potholders to take the baking dish out of the oven.
   
   Set the dish down on a heat-safe surface, and wait a few minutes for the pudding to cool.
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   Step 3: Place a single layer of bread slices

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   Step 4: buttered-side-up in the bottom of the dish.

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   Step 5: Spread a layer of sultanas across the bread

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   Step 6: then sprinkle them with some cinnamon.

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   Step 7: Repeat the bread

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   Step 8: sultana

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   Step 9: and cinnamon layers until you have no more slices of bread left.

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    Step 10: Heat the milk and cream in a small saucepan over low heat until it starts to steam.

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    Step 11: Beat the eggs and three-fourths of the sugar together in a small bowl.

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    Step 12: Slowly stir the milk mixture into the egg mixture.

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    Step 13: Pour the custard base through a strainer and into a clean bowl.

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    Step 14: Pour the custard base over the bread

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    Step 15: then sprinkle the remaining sugar and ground nutmeg on top.

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    Step 16: Let the bread pudding stand for 30 minutes.

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    Step 17: Bake the pudding in a preheated oven at 355°F (180°C)

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    Step 18: for 30 to 40 minutes.

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    Step 19: Let the pudding cool for a few minutes before serving it.

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