This is a coles recipe pretty similar to what we used to do at home although often my parents would use normal bread and either add dates or sultana's which I HATE lol! And we never added the ricotta...

coles meal ideas

bread and butter pudding PREPARE 10 mins
COOK 35 mins
SERVES 4


6 slices Fruit Loaf
1/4 cup Blackberry Jam
3 Eggs
1 tspn Ground Cinnamon
2 tblslpns Icing Sugar
1/3 cup Raw Sugar
1 tspn Vanilla Essence
500 ml Custard
25 g Butter
2 cups Milk
250 g Ricotta Cheese




1. Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C for fan forced ovens). Lightly grease a 1.5 litre baking dish with butter.

2. In a mixing bowl combine milk, ricotta cheese, eggs, ¼ cup of sugar, vanilla essence, and cinnamon. Whisk together with a hand whisk until mixture is smooth.

3. Spread slices of bread evenly with butter and jam. Cut bread in half diagonally.

4. Arrange bread slices overlapping in prepared dish. Pour over ricotta cheese mixture and leave to stand for 10 to15 minutes. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of sugar. Bake for 30 minutes or until set.

5. Meanwhile heat custard in a small saucepan over medium heat for 2 to3 minutes or until custard is hot.

6. Dust pudding with icing sugar. Spoon into individual bowls and serve with warm custard.



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Cailin