Description
I tend to forget how quick and easy Bread Pudding is to make or I’d make it more often. This is a simple no-fuss one.
Ingredients
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- 6 slices bread
- Butter
- Smooth apricot jam
- 1/2 cup caster sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp. orange zest (optional but yummy)
Instructions
- Grease a casserole dish with butter.
- Butter the bread and spread with apricot jam.
- Cut into triangles and arrange pieces in a casserole dish including up the sides.
- Beat eggs, yolks, sugar, milk, vanilla, and orange zest together.
- Pour half of it over the bread and allow to steep for about 10 to 15 minutes.
- Add half of the 2 egg whites to the remaining mixture beat again and pour over the bread.
- Sprinkle with nutmeg (or cinnamon).
- Bake in preheated 180C / 350F oven for 30-40 minutes.
- Melt 2 tbsp apricot jam in the microwave with tsp water.
- Brush over pudding and bake another 5 minutes.
- You can add nibbed almonds, and/or coconut.
- Serve with custard.
Notes
Prepared, tried, and tested by Melanie from The Recipe Hunter: Tried and Tested Recipes from Home Chefs
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 229
- Sugar: 20
- Sodium: 207
- Fat: 7
- Saturated Fat: 3
- Unsaturated Fat: 4
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 35
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 7
- Cholesterol: 160
