Egg and Bread Pudding

Methods

• Preheat the oven to 180º C.
• Trim the edges of the bread slices and cut each slice into 2 equal pieces. Further tear the pieces and put into a mixing bowl.
• Add lukewarm milk, castor sugar, fresh cream, butter, vanilla essence and custard powder.
• Break the eggs, separate the yolks and add to the mixture in the bowl and beat with an electric beater taking care that the mixture is not too smooth. Keep the egg whites in another bowl.
• Add nuts and mix well. Transfer into a baking dish. Keep the baking dish in the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes.
• Beat the egg whites with an electric beater till peaks form.
• Take the pudding out of the oven, drop the egg whites in small peaks all over the surface of the pudding. Keep the dish back in the oven and bake till the whites turn a light brown.
• Bring the dish out again. Spoon into serving bowls and serve hot.