Maltese Bread Pudding ( Using Up Stale Bread)

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 loaf bread (a few days old)
• 50 g butter
• 125 g sugar
• 2 -3 eggs
• 1 apple, peeled and grated
• 5 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 200 g sultanas
• 200 g raisins
• 2 tablespoons candied peel
• 2 teaspoons mixed spice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon scotch whisky (*optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon anise or 1/2 teaspoon fennel seed
• 1 tablespoon extra sugar

Recipe

• 1 soak the bread , in water foe about an hour until soft. ( cut loaf in half).
• 2 pre heat oven to 200c and grease a rectangular baking dish measuring about 30cmx 20cm.
• 3 grab the loaf with your hand and squeeze out excess water. you can put the bread in a clean tea towel and squeeze.
• 4 put the soggy bread in a processor with the other ingredients except the dried fruit and mix well.
• 5 add the dried fruit and pulse until combined.
• 6 spread in the baking dish and flaten surface with a spatula.
• 7 sprinkle the extra sugar and anise seeds on top.
• 8 bake for about an hour, until it feels firm .
• 9 serve warm or at room temperature ( or in summer, cold from the from fridge, or at least thats the way i like it :-).