Thursday, 10 March 2011

Apricot & Orange Pudding

Serves 12

175g dried apricots
175g raisins
zest and juice of 2 oranges
10 slices white bread
75g softened butter
600ml milk
6 eggs
100g caster sugar
2tsp vanilla essence
2tsp demerara sugar, for sprinkling

Place the apricots and raisins in a bowl with the orange zest and juice.  Leave to soak for at least 1 hour.  Preheat the oven to 180, gas mark 4.  Fill and boil a kettle of water.  Spread the bread with the butter, then remove and discard the crusts.  Beat the milk, eggs, sugar and vanilla together.
Arrange 1/2 the bread in a single layer in the base of a large roasting tin, scatter over 1/2 the soaked fruit.  Repeat the layers.  Pour over the milk and egg mixture and set aside to soak for 10 mins.
Stand the tin in the base of a large roasting tray, pour hot water from the kettle into the tray to come halfway up the outside of the pudding tin.
Sprinkle with sugar and bake for 35-40 mins or until golden and set in the centre.  Serve warm.

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