Hen's Bread & Butter Pudding:

• 1 loaf white bread (can be cheap it wont matter or sub for crossiant or brioche for deluxe)
• about 1/2 of dried fruit of your choice (currants, sultanas, dried cranberry etc)
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups milk
• 2 Tbsp sugar
• enough butter for all the bread, approx 8-10 depending on your tin
• spices to taste, i recommend 1/2 tsp nutmeg and 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1tsp vanilla essence

Pre-heat oven to 180ÂC bake

Fill your tray with layers of buttered bread butter side down, adding your dried fruit at each layer.

Put the last layer of bread butter side up.

Beat eggs, sugar together, then add milk and vanilla

Pour mixture over bread & butter layers

Sprinkle spices on top

Add 1/2 cup of water and bake in the oven until golden (approx 30mins)

dust with icing sugar if you want, also good w icecream