Bread and Butter Pudding

This is a partly microwaved version that tastes better than it looks.

This dish was not planned. I had seen this lovely panna cotta and wanted to make it.  But for some reason the dish made with agar agar did not set.  So I was left with this slightly sweet creamy mixture that I thought I could put to better use.  And so the idea of the bread-butter pudding.

I read that the bread butter pudding was possibly a way to use stale bread. And many swear that the dish with fresh bread does not taste as good.   This one here is a basic dish and you could use nuts, chocolate, lemon zest, a marmalade glaze..the options are endless. 

Ingredients:
Bread Slices - 4 nos - ( I used brown bread here)
Egg - 1
Milk - 1 cup
Sugar - 1/4 cup
Cream - 1 cup ( you could use much less)
Vanilla essence - 1/4 tsp
Butter - 25-50 gms - I used salted

I toasted the bread since this was being made in the microwave - skip this if you are baking the pudding.

Butter the bread.
Cut into triangles or cubes
Place with the crust side up in a microwave safe dish
Beat the egg, milk, cream and sugar lightly
Pour the beaten mixture over the bread and keep awhile till the liquid is absorbed by the bread.
Microwave for 4-5 minutes till done
(Better still bake at 180 C for 15-20 minutes)


You can eat this warm.  I liked it better when it was cold.  And if you like french toast you would like this for sure.