Bread and Butter Pudding

For this recipe, I used a fruit loaf that my little brothers had baked a few days prior. However, you can use any bread you wish. My Dad suggests that if you want to use brown bread though, that you mix it with some white as well - only brown bread does not work as well.

INGREDIENTS

1/2 a loaf of bread

Some margarine

3/4 pint of milk

A handful of dried fruit

3 eggs

50g sugar

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground ginger

METHOD

1. Spread the margarine onto the slices of bread, and cut the slices in half into triangles.
2. Pour the milk into a pan and wait until boiling. Watch out - when milk boils it has a tendency to overflow, so have your wits about you!
3. Lightly grease a 30cm by 20cm tray/dish.
4. Arrange half of the bread on the bottom of the dish.
5. Sprinkle the dried fruit over the bread.
6. Whisk the eggs with the sugar, ginger and cinnamon in a bowl. Add the milk and whisk thoroughly.
7. Pour the liquid onto the bread in the dish, and then arrange the rest of the bread on top. Squish down with a spoon.
8. Bake in an oven for 30-40 minutes at 180 degrees celsius, until well risen and golden brown.