Austerity Bread Pudding

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 6 slices bread (approx. stale, , brown or mix)
• 2 ounces sugar
• 2 ounces suet (or other fat)
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons ground mixed spice
• 8 ounces dried sultanas or 8 ounces fruit

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 160 degrees c.
• 2 put slices of bread into a bowl and pour boiling water over them to cover them.
• 3 leave to soak for 15 minutes.
• 4 drain bread and squeeze out excess water.
• 5 mush it all up with a wooden spoon or in a food processor.
• 6 add other ingredients and mix well.
• 7 grease a shallow baking tin and pour in mixture.
• 8 bake for approximately 1 hour until the top is browned and a knife comes out clean (you may sprinkle sugar on the top 3/4 of the way through if you like).
• 9 serve hot with english custard or cool and serve in slices.