Bread and Butter Pud

Last night I made a British classic, Bread and Butter pudding. Until only a couple of years ago I had never tried it. Now I wonder why not. It is amazing! This is the recipe I use, which is a Nigella Lawson one. You can't go wrong with that lovely woman!

What you need (serves 8-10):
* 3 free range eggs
* 3 tbsp caster sugar
* 435ml of milk and cream combined (half and half of each)
* 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
* A loaf of nice bread (or the equivalent in croissants, brioche, or panettone)
* Butter
* A hand full of raisins (I didn't use them as you will notice, but it's just because I didn't have any in my cupboard, usually we put them in)

What you need to do:
1. Pre-heat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
2. Mix the eggs, sugar, milk/cream mix and vanilla extract in a bowl.
3. Slice the bread, butter it and arrange it in overlapping slices in the bottom of an ovenproof dish. Scatter the raisins over the top and then poor the mixture leaving some bread sticking out the top for crunchy bits.
4. Bake for 30 minutes in the oven and serve warm with custard or cream.

Gorgeous!

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