Recipes
Hot Cross Bun Bread and Butter Pudding

Ingredients
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6 – Hot Cross Buns
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50g – Butter
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3 – Eggs
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60g – Caster Sugar
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1 – Vanilla pod cut in half lengthways, seeds out or 1 tsp vanilla paste
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250ml – Milk
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150ml – Double Cream
Looking for the ultimate Easter dessert? Look no further, this gorgeous hot cross bun bread and butter pudding is so easy to make and is a winner with all the family.
Method
- Slice the hot cross buns in half and butter both sides of the top and bottom half, place all the buttered bottoms in an oven dish
- Mix the eggs, vanilla, sugar, milk and cream and pour half of the mixture over the bottoms of the buns
- Now place tops into the dish, pour on the remaining liquid mix
- If needed put a bit more butter onto the tops of the buns to prevent burning-
- Leave to soak for about ½ an hour
- Bake at 170 C for around 30-40 minutes
- You can also make in individual dishes, putting one bun in each and dividing up the liquid, for this the cook time will reduce to about 10-15 minutes.
- Serve with cream or custard.