Baltic Bread and Apple Pudding

Name: Baltic Bread and Apple Pudding
Ingredients: 200 g/7 oz white bread slices, crust removed; 200 g/7 oz white bread slices, crust removed; 150 ml/¼ pint/⅔ cup single (light) cream; 50 g/2 oz/¼ cup butter, melted; 4 eggs, separated; 45 ml/3 tbsp caster (superfine) sugar; 200 g/7 oz sliced dried apples, roughly chopped; 50 g/2 oz/scant ½ cup raisins; 75 g/2 oz/¼ cup flaked (sliced) almonds

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food and Cooking of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

By Silvena Johan Lauta

Published 2009

About

Here is a simple recipe for a Latvian bread pudding that uses, unusually for a Baltic recipe, white bread and not rye. Serve with a spoonful of homemade apricot preserve, or a good-quality bought one.

Ingredients

200 g/7 oz white bread slices, crust removed
150 ml/

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4 and grease a 15 x 20cm/6 x 8in ovenproof dish. Process the bread in a food processor or blender until you have breadcrumbs. Transfer into a bowl and add the cream and butter, mixing well.

Per portion Energy 379kcal/1585kJ; Protein 10.6g; Carbohydrate 34.9g, of which sugars 19g; Fat 23g, of which saturates 9.2g; Cholesterol 160mg; Calcium 119mg; Fibre 2.1g; Sodium 303mg.