BREAD PUDDING

OLD FASHIONED BREAD PUDDING

Bread Pudding is an old fashioned dessert that had its humble beginnings in the 13th century in England. It was first known as a "poor man's pudding" as it was created as a means of making use of stale left over bread for poor people to eat. It was just moistened in water, to which a little sugar, spices and other ingredients were added.  Today after it has passed through so many centuries, we think of bread Pudding as a Rich Treat

Serves 6   Time Required: 1 hour

8 slices of bread

2 cups milk

50 grams butter

3 tablespoons sugar

½ teaspoon vanilla essence

½ cup chopped cashew nuts or walnuts

3 tablespoons raisins 

2 Eggs beaten well.

Remove the crusts from the bread slices and cut into into small pieces or triangles. Take a baking dish and grease it. Spread the pieces of bread in it. Mix the milk, beaten eggs, sugar, vanilla essence and butter together and pour this mixture over the pieces of bread soaking them completely. Sprinkle the nuts and raisins on the top. Bake in a hot oven for 20 to 30 minutes.

Serve hot or cold .