Bread and Butter Pudding

Ingredients

 * butter - 75 g (3 oz),
 * White bread - 6 slices,
 * Dried fruit - 50 g (2 oz),
 * Mixed peel - 1 tbsp chopped,
 * Soft light brown sugar - 50 g (2 oz),
 * eggs - 3 beaten,
 * milk - 600 ml (1 pint).

Directions

 * 1) Pre-heat oven to 170C / 325F / 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.