Pudina tal-Hobs

Description

Bread pudding. Left-over bread turned into this delicious tea-time sweet. Using Maltese bread or a crusty loaf will give better results.

Ingredients

• approximately 800 g of two-day-old bread
• 1 glass of milk
• 2 tablespoons margarine
• 2 beaten eggs
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 150 g sugar
• 4 tablespoons sultana
• grated rind of lemon or orange
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon mixed spice

For the top

• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons dried breadcrumbs

Directions

1. Soak bread in water until soft, then squeeze all water out.
2. Put in a basin and add all other ingredients together.
3. Mix well and add the milk slowly, so the consistency is not too runny.
4. Grease a pie dish with butter, sprinkle some dried breadcrumbs on bottom, pour mixture in.
5. Sprinkle the top of the pudding mix with the rest of the bread-crumbs and the Sugar.
6. Bake in hot oven for about 45 mins; check if it is ready by inserting a knife, and it should come out dry.
7. Serve pudding warm or cold.