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Bread and Butter Pudding
Bread and butter pudding is the ultimate food waste recipe. Stale bread that would go in the bin becomes a warm, custardy pudding that costs 33p per portion. It is the kind of recipe that makes you realise the old generation knew what they were doing – waste nothing, flavour everything. Raisins and cinnamon make it a classic, but you can use whatever dried fruit you have. This is proper comfort food for almost no money.
Total cost: £2.00 (£0.33 per portion) – Serves 6 people. Prep: 10 mins | Cook: 35 mins
Bread and Butter Pudding
The ultimate use-up-the-stale-bread dessert. Old bread, butter, milk, eggs and a bit of sugar become a warm, custardy pudding that costs under 40p a portion.
Ingredients
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan/Gas 4. Butter an ovenproof dish.
- Butter each slice of bread and cut into triangles. Arrange a layer in the dish, then scatter over half the raisins and a sprinkle of cinnamon.
- Repeat with another layer of bread triangles and the remaining raisins.
- Beat the eggs with the milk, sugar and vanilla extract. Pour the mixture evenly over the bread.
- Leave to soak for 10 minutes so the bread absorbs the custard. Press down gently to help it along.
- Sprinkle the top with a little extra sugar and grate over some nutmeg. Bake for 30-35 minutes until puffed up and golden on top.
Tips and Variations
The bread really does need to be stale – fresh bread turns to mush. Brioche or panettone make amazing versions of this when they are going cheap after Christmas. Serve with custard or cream for a proper pudding. Any leftover pudding reheats perfectly in the microwave the next day.
Is it cheaper to make this from scratch? Use our Cook vs Buy Calculator to compare the real cost of homemade vs shop-bought.
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