Bread and Butter Pudding

Name: Bread and Butter Pudding
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 8 slices of day-old white bread; 50g butter, softened; 75g sultanas; 2 large eggs; 300ml whole milk; 150ml double cream; 50g caster sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; Freshly grated nutmeg

Stale bread, a few eggs and a pint of milk turned into something wonderful. Waste nothing, want nothing.

Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 40 mins
Serves: 6
Difficulty: Easy

Method

Butter the bread, cut into triangles and arrange in a buttered ovenproof dish, scattering sultanas between the layers.
Whisk the eggs, milk, cream, sugar and vanilla together and pour over the bread. Press down gently and leave to soak for 20 minutes.
Heat the oven to 180°C / 160°C fan / gas 4. Grate nutmeg over the top.
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until puffed, golden and just set in the middle.