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Bread and Butter Pudding

Bread and Butter Pudding

This traditional English dessert sits somewhere between a pastry and a custard. Layered with raisins and chocolate, you'll love this Bread and Butter Pudding!
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine British
Servings 4
Calories 387 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 5 slices of buttered bread cut into triangles, with the crusts removed (breadcrusts, especially hard crusts, don’t absorb the liquid very well)
  • 1/3 cup raisins
  • 1/3 cup bittersweet chocolate chips optional
  • Grated lemon rind from ½ lemon
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 2 1/2 tbsp sugar
  • Butter to grease the pie dish

Instructions
 

  • Butter a deep, 1-pint pie dish.
  • Put in a layer of bread and butter slices, buttered side up
  • Add a sprinkling of raisins, chocolate chips, and lemon zest
  • Continue to add more layers, alternating the buttered bread with raisins and chocolate chips, and ending with buttered bread on the top
  • In a bowl, beat the eggs.
  • Combine the milk and sugar in a pot and heat almost to boiling, then allow it cool slightly.
  • Combine the milk and sugar with the eggs, whisking them together.
  • Pour this over the bread and butter layers and let the mixture rest for about a half hour, giving the bread time to absorb the liquid.
  • Bake at 325-degrees F for 45 minutes, or until the top is puffy and golden.
Keyword Bread and Butter Pudding, Bread Pudding, English dessert