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Mary Berry's bread and butter pudding in a baking dish.
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Bread and butter pudding (Mary Berry's)

This bread and butter pudding from mary berry is a classic dessert all the family will love. Not only is it delicious, it's so easy even very young children can help make it.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: British
Calories: 706
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 150 g (¾ cup) sultanas / raisins
  • 75 g (⅓ cup) caster sugar
  • ½ tsp mixed spice
  • zest of 1 lemon / orange
  • 8 slices white bread
  • 100 g (½ cup) butter melted, plus extra to grease
For the egg custard
  • 2 eggs
  • 300 ml (1 ¼ cup) double cream
  • 2 tbsp demerara sugar

Method
 

Preheat the oven to 190C / 180C Fan and lightly butter a 18 x 23cm (or 20cm square) baking dish.
    Prepare the sugar and dried fruit
    1. Measure out the caster sugar, dried fruit and mixed spice and add them to a small mixing bowl. Make sure when you're adding the mixed spice that they use your finger to level the teaspoon so that you add just the right amount.
      Zest the orange/lemon.
      Mix it all together, then set it aside for now.
    Assemble the bread and butter pudding
    1. Start by cutting the bread. In the original Mary Berry recipe she cutsthem into thirds, but we found it easier just to cut them in half from corner to corner to create triangles. Do whatever fits into your dish best.
      Now, measure the butter and pop it in the microwave to melt it. Using a silcon pastry brush if you have one, spread the butter onto one side of the bread. Alternatively, if you don't have a pastry brush, just soften your butter then spread it with a blunt knife or the back of a spoon.
    2. Arrange one layer of bread butter side down in thebase of your dish. Make sure they are slightly overlapping.
      Sprinkle over half of the fruit and sugar mixture.
    3. Now add another layer of bread on top. This time arrange them butter side up.
      Add the remaining fruit mixture.
    4. Finally, if you have anymore slices of bread, add them on top.
    Prepare the wet ingredients
    1. Measure the cream into a jug.
      Crack the eggs, into a separate bowl, then add them to the cream. Give the eggs and cream a good whisk.
      Carefull, pour the eggs and cream mixture over the top of the bread. Try to make sure the cream goes over all the breadwhen you're pouring it.
      Finally, sprinkle the demerara sugar over the top.
    2. Leave the bread and butter pudding to sit for at least half and hour, but preferably longer to soak in the cream mixture.
    Bake the bread and butter pudding
    1. Bake in the oven for 35–40 minutes. It's ready when it's cooked through and the top has turned a lovely golden brown colour. Remove it from the oven. Serve and enjoy.