How to Make Bread and Butter Pudding - A Step-by-Step Guide

There's nothing quite like the comforting aroma of a warm, freshly baked bread and butter pudding wafting through the kitchen. This classic British dessert is a delicious way to use up leftover bread and create a decadent treat that the whole family will love. With its combination of creamy custard, sweetened bread, and warming spices, bread and butter pudding is the ultimate comfort food, perfect for chilly evenings when you're craving something indulgent and satisfying.

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Ingredients

  • 8 slices stale bread
  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • ½ cup dried currants or raisins
  • 1 ¾ cups milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 pinch ground nutmeg

Information

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 30 mins
  • Total Time: 45 mins
  • Servings: 6
  • Yield: 1 9-inch bread pudding

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch round pie dish or cake pan.
  • Butter bread on both sides and cut into triangles. Arrange a single layer of buttered bread in the bottom of the prepared pan, slightly overlapping the triangles.
  • Sprinkle with 1/2 of the sugar and 1/2 cup currants. Arrange remaining bread on top, then sprinkle with remaining sugar.
  • Beat milk, eggs, and nutmeg together in a bowl. Pour over bread and press down firmly to compress pudding and help bread absorb milk mixture.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and set, about 30 to 40 minutes.
  • Nutrition

    383 cal.

    • Total Fat: 20g
    • Saturated Fat: 11g
    • Cholesterol: 108mg
    • Sodium: 390mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 46g
    • Dietary Fiber: 2g
    • Total Sugars: 30g
    • Protein: 8g
    • Vitamin C: 1mg
    • Calcium: 158mg
    • Iron: 2mg
    • Potassium: 275mg