Bread Pudding

Ingredients (3-4 servings)

• 6 fresh bread slices

• 2 tbsp butter

• 2 tbsp corn-flour

• 3/4 cup sugar

• 2 cups full cream milk

• 1/2 tsp vanilla essence

• 2 tbsp chopped walnuts

• 1 1/2 tbsp chopped raisins

• 1 tbsp brown sugar

• 2 tbsp melted butter

• 1/4 tsp nutmeg powder

Method (How to make bread pudding at home)

• Remove the sides crust from the bread slices, apply ½ tsp of butter on one side of each slice and cut each bread slice into 1 inch wide strips.

• Greased one oven proof glass dish with butter and keep aside.

• Arrange the bread strips with the buttered side facing up on a greased dish and keep aside.

• Combine the cornflour and sugar along with ¼ cup of luke warm milk in a deep bowl and mix well till the sugar melts.

• Boil the remaining milk on a slow flame and add the cornflour-sugar mixture, while stirring continuously so that no lumps remain.

• Add the vanilla essence, mix well and cook on a slow flame for 5 minutes or till the sauce thickens and becomes smooth, while stirring continuously. Remove from the flame and keep aside.

• Sprinkle nutmeg powder, walnuts and raisins on the bread strips and pour the sauce evenly over them.

• Sprinkle the brown sugar evenly on top and pour the melted butter evenly over it.

• Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180°c for 35 to 40 minutes.

• Serve hot garnished with chopped walnuts.