Bread and Butter Pudding is surely theultimateuse of leftover bread!!

A classic comfort dessert, custardy on the inside, golden and buttery on top.

The only real question is this: what will you serve it with?

Bread and Butter Pudding with ice cream, fresh out of the oven ready to be served

This is a stale plain white cob loaf that I had leftover from a recipe that never happened. But ANY plain bread will work just fine – pre sliced or not.

Ice cream, cream, custard or something else?

Bread and Butter Pudding

I remember the first time I had Bread and Butter Pudding.

I was really cynical.

Close up of spoon cutting into a piece of Bread and Butter Pudding topped with ice cream

Stale bread for a dessert??

How wrong I was.

Try telling me you dont want to eat this!!

Ingredients in Bread and Butter Pudding

But today, were using old school, economical everyday plain white bread.

Though I think youll agree theres nothing economical about how thistastes!!!

However, my recipe includes directions for the best way to layer pre-sliced bread as well.

Stale bread for Bread and Butter Pudding

This is a stale plain white cob loaf that I had leftover from a recipe that never happened. But ANY plain bread will work just fine – pre sliced or not.

Just be a bit more gentle when tossing in egg mixture

Heavy breads Pumpernickel, dense ryes and the like …. obviously.

Ive included directions in the recipe notes.

How to make Bread and Butter Pudding

Because half an hour in the oven will transform THIS….

….into THIS!!!

It will make it set slightly so you might cut neat slices rather than the bread pieces tumbling everywhere.

Cream or mascarpone

Strawberries and cream (YES!)

Bowl of Bread and Butter Pudding mixture, ready to be poured into baking dish

TELL ME what is your favourite topping?

Lets round out the list!!

I cant tell you the number of times Ive been splattered when Im not suitable attired.

Dusting freshly cooked Bread and Butter Pudding with icing sugar

At least I can enjoy 20% less splatter until his fur grows back!!!

And from the original publication date:

Mine!

(And for once, hes right.

Bread and Butter Pudding in a bowl with ice cream, ready to be eaten

They were on sale.

I stocked up!!!)

Close up of spoon with scoop of Bread and Butter Pudding with ice cream, showing how custardy the inside is

Pouring custard over Bread and Butter Pudding

Bread and Butter Pudding with ice cream, fresh out of the oven ready to be served

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