Pear Raisin Bread Pudding

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 josephine pears, peeled, cored and sliced
• 2 slices day-old raisin bread
• butter
• 3 eggs
• 1 -2 tablespoon caster sugar (to taste, depends on the sweetness of your pears and your families taste)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 500 -700 ml low-fat milk (depends on how many eggs you used, and the size of your dish)
• nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 lightly butter the raisin bread, cut into pieces to line the bottom of the baking dish. any remaining cut into 2cm cubes and scatter amongst the pears.
• 2 layer the pears on top of the bread.
• 3 sprinkle with nutmeg (to taste) - or use other baking spice to taste.
• 4 whick eggs and sugar to combine, add salt and milk and combine well.
• 5 pour over pears and bread.
• 6 bake in pre-heated 180c oven for approximately 30-40 minutes, or until "custard" is set.
• 7 serve hot with cream or ice cream.