diff --git a/content/bread-pudding.md b/content/bread-pudding.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..55d319d --- /dev/null +++ b/content/bread-pudding.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +--- +title: Bread Pudding +tags: ['dessert', 'bread', 'sweet', 'spice'] +date: 2022-09-02 +author: 'Jeremy Petch' +--- + +This recipe is designed to use up spare bread, so base the other quantities on the amount of bread, and how much liquid it can absorb. + +- ⏲️ Prep time: 30 min +- 🍳 Cook time: 1hr 20 min +- 🍽️ Servings: 4 + +## Ingredients +- Bread (Any type, as much as you want to use.) +- At least 600ml (20fl oz) Milk +- 1 Egg +- Granulated white sugar +- Whole Nutmeg (at least 1 nut) +- ~300g Sultanas (Adjust to your preference) +- 2 Bay Leaves (Optional) +- Almonds (Optional) + +## Directions +Preheat the oven to 150C (302F) +1. Soak the sultanas in water until they become more swollen, overnight if you have time. +2. Tear the bread into strips and place in a baking tin +3. Whisk the milk, eggs and sugar to taste, creating a custard. (this is the main way of adding sweetness.) +4. Grate the nutmeg into a bowl (use a cheesegrater. This will take a while but is worth it) +5. (Optional) Crumble the bay leaves and add the almonds into the nutmeg +6. Whisk the spice mixture into the custard mixture, *leaving a small amount spare for sprinkling* +7. Take the sultanas out of the water, and add them to the bread in the baking tin. Mix thoroughly. Allow it to soak into the bread. +8. Once the sultanas have mixed , mix the spiced custard into the baking tin. If you have added almonds, make sure they are distributed well. +9. Add the rest of the spice mixture to the top, with some sugar; again to taste. +10. Put in the oven for roughly 1hr 15mins. Poke with a butter knife in the centre once it looks ready. If wet, it is not done. +11. (Optional) Once cool, put in the fridge over night to solidify more; it is more delicious after a day in the fridge. +Enjoy!