Bread and butter pudding
7
Points®
Total time: 1 hr 20 min • Prep: 20 min • Cook: 40 min • Serves: 8 • Difficulty: Easy
Did you know bread and butter pudding is a classic English dessert also known as ‘poor man’s pudding’ because it was a way of using up stale bread instead of letting it go to waste? The vanilla flavours, fruity surprises and moist texture make for a delish dessert.
Ingredients
High fibre white bread
288 g, (12x 35g slices), crusts removed
Reduced fat oil spread
20 g
Orange marmalade
¼ cup(s), (85g)
Sultanas
¼ cup(s), (40g)
Dried dates
¼ cup(s), (35g) chopped pitted
Skim milk
1½ cup(s), (375ml)
Egg(s)
3 medium
Egg white
3 medium
Caster sugar
2 tbs
Vanilla bean paste
1 tsp
Oil spray
1 x 3 second spray(s)
Icing sugar
1 tsp
Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 150˚C or 130˚C fan-forced. Lightly spray a 2 litre (8-cup capacity) ovenproof dish with oil.
2
Spread 1 side of each bread slice with spread, then marmalade. Using a serrated knife, remove and discard crust. Cut each slice into 4 triangles. Arrange bread, butter-side up, in prepared dish. Sprinkle with sultanas and dates.
3
Whisk milk, eggs, egg whites, sugar and vanilla in a large bowl until combined. Strain egg mixture over bread slices. Set aside for 10 minutes to soak in.
4
Bake for 40 minutes or until top is golden and pudding is just set. Set aside for 10 minutes. Serve dusted with icing sugar.
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