Christmas

Mrs Beeton's Bread Pudding

Name: Mrs Beeton's Bread Pudding
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups breadcrumbs; 2.5 cups milk; 4 eggs; 3 tablespoons sugar; 6 tablespoons butter; 1 ounce ground almonds; jam

by: 17years

July 31, 2013

5 Ratings

Serves 6

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Quite heavily adapted from Mrs Beeton's 'Book of Household Management' (but retaining as much as possible of her original, rather brusque instructions), this unusual take on Bakewell pudding is almost certainly where the pudding began - effectively a bread pudding with bits of jam. —17years

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Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
Put the breadcrumbs at the bottom of a pie-dish.
Over them a layer of jam of any kind that may be preferred.
Mix the milk and eggs together; add the sugar, butter, and pounded almonds; beat well together.
Pour it into the dish and bake 1 hour.

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andreabakes November 26, 2021

Mrs B knew a thing or two! Just a few tweaks because—>2021 and this is what we do:
I used a 1.5 quart, deep glass pie dish. I placed it with a sheet pan under it in - just in case. I took the crusts off of a challah and tore the bread into small cubes (ish). I melted the seedless raspberry jam and drizzled it over the bread. I melted the butter, let it cool a bit before I combined it with the egg mixture. I also added pinch of nutmeg and a pinch of cinnamon and a tsp of vanilla to the liquid. This was VERY delicious, rich, but light, lovely pudding. Huge hit.
Just try it, you’ll like it!