Hot Cross Buns Bread and Butter Pudding
Hot Cross Buns Bread and Butter Pudding Recipe - a great way to use up leftover hot cross buns.
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Servings:
Calories: 497kcal
Equipment
- 1 loaf tin, measuring 23 x 13cm (9 x 5in)
Ingredients
- 6 hot cross buns
- butter as needed
- 500 ml warm custard
- 2 Tbsp raisins
- 2 Tbsp dried mixed fruit
- 1 Tbsp white or golden caster superfine sugar - not powdered/icing sugar
To Serve
- More custard or cream, or ice cream
- Any fresh fruit
Instructions
- Melt a little of the butter and grease the loaf tin.butter as needed
- Slice the hot cross buns in half and butter them on the cut side.6 hot cross buns
- Place a layer of the buns in the tin, overlapping slightly. You might have to break off a couple of the buns to fill up the small gap along the side. This does depend on how large/wide your buns are.
- Sprinkle the fruit all over.2 Tbsp dried mixed fruit, 2 Tbsp raisins
- Pour about ⅓ of the warm custard all over this first layer.500 ml warm custard
- Now top that with the rest of the hot cross buns, buttered side up. Pour the rest of the custard all over and press down with the back of the spoon. This is to allow the buns to absorb the custard. You'll see bubbles coming up to the surface.
- Leave the whole thing to rest for 30 minutes, and for the buns to get really soaked.
- Towards the end of that time, heat the oven to 180˚C (350˚F / 160°C Fan).
- Bake the hot cross buns bread and butter pudding in the hot oven for 30 minutes, until the top is slightly golden and it's browning at the edges.
- Immediately, sprinkle the sugar all over. Now, if you have a kitchen blow torch, use that to caramelise the sugar all over. If you don't, place the whole lot under a hot grill (broiler) and grill for about 2-3 minutes until the sugar is brown and slightly burnt.1 Tbsp white or golden caster
- Let the pudding rest for 5 minutes, then slice up and serve, with extra custard, cream or ice cream, if you fancy.More custard, Any fresh fruit
Notes
Total time does not include baking the buns, nor making the custard.
Nutrition
Calories: 497kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 186mg | Sodium: 456mg | Potassium: 247mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 872IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 173mg | Iron: 1mg
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