Preparation time
less than 30 mins
less than 30 mins
Cooking time
30 mins to 1 hour
30 mins to 1 hour
Serves
Serves 4-6
Serves 4-6
Dietary
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
A true rib-sticking bread pudding is not for everyday eating, but is a huge treat on a freezing cold day.
Ingredients
- 340g/12oz cherry jam
- 125g/4½oz butter
- 400g/14oz white bread, half an average loaf, sliced
- 4 tbsp demerara sugar
- 10 cherries
- 10 strawberries
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 200ml/7fl oz double cream
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
- Melt the cherry jam and 340ml/12fl oz of water in a pan and stir well.
- Generously butter the sliced bread, then cut each slice into quartered triangles.
- Arrange the bread in an oven dish in a jumbled fashion.
- Pour the jam liquid all over the bread. Using a slotted spoon or ladle, press the bread down to soak up all the juices.
- Dust the top with sugar and bake for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, slice the cherries and strawberries in half, and discard the cherry stones.
- Add the vanilla extract to the double cream in a large bowl and lightly whisk until soft peaks form when the whisk is removed from the bowl.
- When the bread is cooked and caramelised, slice into portions and serve with a helping of cream and a scattering of fruit.