Bread And Butter Custard Recipes

AUSTRALIAN BREAD AND BUTTER CUSTARD

Steps:

• Thinly butter bread. Cut each slice into four squares. Arrange half of the bread in the buttom of a buttered, 1-quart casserole dish. Sprinkle raisins over bread, then cover with remaining bread.
• Beat eggs with milk, cream, sugar, salt and vanilla. Pour it over the casserole things. Let stand 30 minutes to let mixture soak into bread.
• Preheat oven to 350. Sprinkle nutmeg over dessert. When oven is ready, bake 40 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve custard warm, either by itself or with canned fruit.

CUSTARD BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Blend half-and-half, eggs, sugar, vanilla extract, and salt in a blender until smooth. Arrange bread in a 9x13-inch baking dish; sprinkle with raisins and cinnamon. Pour egg mixture over bread.
• Place baking dish in a large roasting pan; fill roasting pan with boiling water halfway up the sides of the baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until set, about 1 1/2 hours. Serve warm or cold.

EASIEST EVER BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 140C/fan 120C/gas 1. Stir the custard together with the milk. Trim the crusts from the bread, cut into triangles, then place in a large bowl with the raisins or dried cherries. Pour over the custard mixture, then carefully stir everything together so all the pieces of bread are coated. Lightly grease a small ovenproof dish with butter, then spoon in the mixture.
• Cook for 30-35 mins until there is just a slight wobble in the centre of the custard. Sprinkle over the sugar to cover the surface, then pop under a hot grill for 1-2 mins until the sugar starts to melt and caramelise.