Bread and Butter Pudding

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Description
Bread and Butter Pudding

Ingredients

 * 75 g (3 oz) butter
 * 6 slices white bread
 * 50 g (2 oz) dried fruit
 * 1 tbsp chopped mixed peel
 * 50 g (2 oz) soft light brown sugar
 * 3 beaten eggs
 * 600 ml (1 pint) milk

Directions

 * 1) Pre-heat oven to 170°C / 325°F / gas 3.
 * 2) Butter a 1.1 litre (2 pint) oven-proof dish.
 * 3) Butter the bread, then cut off the crusts and cut the slices into triangles, squares or fingers.
 * 4) Arrange half the bread in the dish.
 * 5) Scatter over the dried fruit, mixed peel and half the sugar, then add the remaining bread.
 * 6) Beat together the eggs and milk, then pour into the dish.
 * 7) Sprinkle with the remaining sugar and leave to stand for at least 30 minutes.
 * 8) Bake for 35–40 minutes until set and crisp on top.