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Banana Bread and Butter Pudding

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Simon’s Bread and Butter Pudding is a fruity twist on the classic, with the addition of ripe bananas and juicy Medjool dates. It’s a great way to use up stale bread and store cupboard ingredients. Simon recommends…
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Ingredients

10 total
  • 6 eggs, 3 whole eggs, and 3 egg yolks
  • 100 g of caster sugar
  • 1 dash of vanilla extract
  • 100 g of soft dark brown sugar
  • 300 g of butter, 200g and 100g for the sauce
  • 3 bananas, cut into slices
  • 9 dates, chopped
  • 1 loaf of thick sliced white bread
  • 600 ml of double cream, 500 ml and 100ml for the sauce
  • 150 g of demerara sugar

Method

7 steps

  1. Step 1

    Cut the crusts off the bread and butter each slice.

  2. Step 2

    Arrange a layer of the buttered bread against the back edge of large baking dish, sprinkle over some of the sugar, then add a layer of bananas and dates. Repeat until all of the bread, sugar and bananas and dates have been used up, finishing with a layer of bread and a sprinkle of sugar.

  3. Step 3

    For the custard, beat the eggs, egg yolks, vanilla extract and sugar in a bowl.

  4. Step 4

    Heat the cream to scalding then pour onto the egg mixture. Whisk well until combined, then pour over the bread pudding. Leave to stand for at least 30 minutes.

  5. Step 5

    Cook the pudding at 175˚C for 40 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and the custard has set.

  6. Step 6

    Meanwhile for the sauce, heat the ingredients in a heavy-bottomed saucepan until just boiling, then remove from the heat.

  7. Step 7

    Serve a bid dollop of pudding with loads of sauce and extra cream.