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[mad house]

Has anyone got a good recipie for bread pudding.

Have tried loads but all too dry.

 

Many thanks

[Geoid]

Do a quick search (press search at the top of the page) you will find loads of recipes

[Guest]

if you mean bread and butter pudding, I always use this recipe http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/breadandbutterpuddin_85936.shtml

 

but I used seeded batch bread as it gives it a lovely nutty flavour, it's crusty on top and lovely and custardy underneath

 

If you don't mean bread and butter pud then sorry, can't help.

[Cinnamon]

If you mean proper bread pudding,as opposed to bread & butter pudding,I have a corker of a recipe from my Grandmum,which always come out a treat

 

I will post it tomorrow,when I have a bit more time

[surferdog]

My late Mother in Law gave me this one years ago - she'd been making it since the war hence the imperial measures. It's the one you eat like cake.

 

Nanny Grant's Old fashioned Bread Pudding

1lb stale bread (although I've made it with fresh economy bread and it's fine)

10ozs dried mixed fruit

4ozs sugar

4oz shredded suet

1 tsp mixed spice

2 eggs

 

Soak the bread in cold water for 30 minutes, strain and squeeze out as much water as possible.

Put bread in basin and beat out any lumps with a fork.

Add fruit, sugar, suet and spice.

Stir in beaten eggs and mix well.

Turn into a greased baking tin (I use a standard roasting tin)

Bake in moderate oven (gas mark 4 or 180c) for 1 hour or until nicely browned.

Sprinkle with sugar once removed from oven and cut into portions while still warm.

 

My kids love this and it also goes down a storm at the church bake sales.

[mad house]

Thanks for that will try it and let you know how it was.

 

And yes it was bread pudding recipies I wanted not bread and butter pudding.

[oatley]

The one I make is from the book that comes with an aga. I will dig it out tomorrow and type it up for you - it is fantastic - never dry and has been a hit with many a house guest for us.

[Egluntyne]

Have a look at the **Omlet Cookbook** in the Wiki. There are two recipes for Bead and Butter Pudding there.

[Mrs Webmuppet]

My Mum has a bread pudding recipe, I will see if she's still got it. I know it involved soaking the bread in cold tea.

 

I haven't made it as my Mum's baking is soooo bad I got put off bread pudding at an early age (it took a week for the stomach acid to digest her cakes, even the seagull's wouldn't touch her rock cakes )

[Mrs Webmuppet]

I spoke to Mum she has lost the offending recipe ( probably just as well with her cooking).

 

However I found a recipe in my Grans Mrs Beetons Book of Household Management ( 1915 edition!)

 

8oz stale bread, 4oz raisins or currants, 2oz suet, 2oz sugar, 1egg, a little milk, a pinch of nutmeg.

 

break the bread into small pieces and soak in water ( my Mum used to soak it in tea) for half an hour. Then strain and squeeze dry. Beat out all the lumps with a fork,stir in the sugar, suet, raisins, nutmeg and mix well. Add the egg ( beaten) and as milk as necessary to make the mixture moist enough to drop readily from the spoon. Pour into a greased dish and bake gently (no temp given in book) for about 1 hour. When done turn out onto a hot dish and dredge well with sugar.

 

In these days of economy the cost is given as 4d to 5d!

 

Hope this helps