22/07/2020

Torn Bread Pudding

Leftover bread turns into a comforting dessert.

Serves:

4 Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 30 minutes

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Ingredients

4 cups torn bread (French or Italian style bread)
1/4 cup currants
50g dark chocolate, chopped or choc bits
3 eggs
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups milk
50g butter, melted
cinnamon, for sprinkling

Method

Arrange bread in a baking dish and sprinkle evenly with currants and chocolate. Whisk eggs, sugar and vanilla together with a fork and mix in milk. Pour over bread, drizzle with butter and sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake at 180°C for 25-20 minutes until custard is set and bread is golden. Serve with cream or ice cream.

Tips

Substitute currants with chopped dried apricots and white chocolate for dark.
Use 1 punnet blueberries in place of currants and chocolate.

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