"Rick & Cyndi" > wrote in
news:nRZqb.100816$mZ5.669291@attbi_s54:

> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
> . ..
>: A little while ago my doorbell rang. My neighbor thrusted a
> baking dish
>: toward me while saying, "hope this helps". Mmmmmm, it will!
>:
>: She is English, and brought me a dish of her mum's Bread and
> Butter
>: Pudding. I coaxed her to dictate it to me as I keyed it in the
> recipe
>: software, and here 'tis. Oh, I took just a teaspoon, then two,
> of the
>: stuff and it is really delicious.
>:
>: If you need a little comfort food, you must give this a try!
>:
>: Wayne
>:
>: * Exported from MasterCook *
>:
>: Fruited Bread and Butter Pudding
>:
>: Recipe By : Rebecca Smithhart
>: Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :1:00
>: Categories : Desserts, Comfort Food
>: Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
>: -------- ------------ --------------------------------
>: 8 slices firm white bread with an open crumb --
> day-old
>: 2 ounces unsalted butter -- softened
>: 1/3 cup dried cherries
>: brandy or water
>: 4 each eggs
>: 1/2 cup granulated sugar
>: 3 cups whole milk
>: 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
>: 1/4 teaspoon salt
>: cinnamon
>: nutmeg
>:
>:
>
> (snipping directions...)
>
> Sounds really good. Being that DH won't eat things with dried or
> candied cherries - I think I'd put in some Craisins and dried
> apricots... It's such a shame that I recently decided to knock
> off the extra carbs, huh?
>

You could try sultanas (golden raisins in US) or raisins. That's the way
I've always had bread and butter pudding. At Easter I made one using
leftover hot cross buns instead of plain bread, and didn't add any extra
dried fruit - very nice. Also, a recipe I found some years back replaced
some of the milk with cream for a richer custard so I usually do that.

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Rhonda Anderson
Penrith, NSW, Australia