Banana Bread And Butter Pudding

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 12 slices thick day-old bread
• 1/2 cup apricot jam
• 2 ripe bananas, thickly sliced
• 1/3 cup shredded coconut
• 1/4 cup sultana
• 2 cups 1% low-fat milk (use whole milk if you prefer)
• 3 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla essence
• 2 tablespoons caster sugar
• icing sugar, to dust (optional)

Recipe

• 1 remove crusts from bread and spread slices with jam on one side.
• 2 cut the bread slices in half diagonally.
• 3 arrange a 1/3 of the bread over the base of a 2 litre greased ovenproof dish.
• 4 top the bread with half of the sliced banana and half the coconut and sultanas.
• 5 repeat another layer of bread slices, topped with all of the remaining banana, coconut and sultanas.
• 6 finish off with a final layer of bread slices on top.
• 7 beat the eggs, milk, vanilla and sugar in a bowl until well combined.
• 8 pour over the dish and let dish stand for 15 minutes.
• 9 heat the oven to 180 degree c.
• 10 place a large baking dish (big enough to hold the pudding dish inside) with sides into the oven.
• 11 place the pudding dish in the larger dish.
• 12 now pour boiling water into the larger dish (not into the pudding!) until the water comes halfway up the sides of the pudding dish.
• 13 cook for 1 1/4 hours or until set.
• 14 cover the pudding with foil after 30 minutes to prevent over browning.
• 15 serve dusted with the icing sugar.
• 16 this is fabulous with vanilla or macadamia nut icecream.
• 17 also lovely served with maple syrup or passionfruit sauce or any combination!