Have you ever bought a loaf of bread and after a few days , you just can’t finish it and throw it away as it starts getting mouldy? Happens in my family all the time. Well, instead of throwing the bread away, you can keep the bread in the fridge. When you have a little spare time , you can prepare bread pudding with mixed dried fruits and and mixed peels.
Ingredients:
4 slices brown bread
2 1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup mixed dried fruits and mixed peels
Butter
1/2 teaspoon each vanilla and nutmeg
3 eggs
2 tablespoon sugar
Method:
Trim crusts from bread, butter each slice and cut each piece diagonally into 2 triangles. Arrange one layer of triangles, overlapping them slightly on the centre of a heat proof dish.Place second layer of triangles ( the opposite away ) on top of the first layer.
Beat together eggs, sugar. milk and vanilla and pour half of this custard mixture over bread, let it stand for 10 minutes to allow bread to soak up some of the milk mixtures
Whisk remaining half of the egg mixture again, add the mixed fruits and peels. Pour into dish. Sprinkle top of the custard with a little nutmeg.
Stand dish in a large baking tray. Pour in enough water to come half way up the sides of dish. Bake in moderate slow oven for 40 -45 minutes or until set
