8/9/2019 Hot Cross Bun Bread and Butter Pudding

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Greenbank Hotel Hot cross bun bread and butter

pudding with cinnamon crme Anglaise

Ingredients

4 slices hot cross bun loaf

2 medium eggs

1/2tsp vanilla extract

15g (1/2oz) caster sugar

25g (1oz) butter

300ml (1/2 pint) milk

150ml (1/4 pt) single cream

1tsp finely grated lemon zest

Method

1. Pre heat oven to 180C / 350F / Gas 4. Grease a large baking dish with a little of

the butter.

2. Spread the slices of the hot cross buns with the remaining butter and cut them inhalf diagonally. Arrange them in the prepared dish.

3. Whisk the vanilla extract, sugar and eggs together.

4. Gently heat the milk and cream in a pan until warm, then remove from the heatand add the egg mixture. Stir until the sugar has dissolved.

5. Strain the warm egg mixture over the loaf in the baking dish and leave to soak for15-20 minutes.

6. Sprinkle the lemon zest over the surface of the pudding.

7. Transfer the baking dish to the pre-heated oven and bake for 25-30 mins until

puffed up and golden brown. Serve with a generous helping of Cinnamon crmeAnglaise and fresh strawberries.

Easter 2010Prosenjit Sanjay Kumar