Bread and Butter Pudding*

Name: Bread and Butter Pudding*
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 cups (500 ml) whole milk; 2 egg yolks (2½ tbsp/40 g); 1 cup (250 ml) water; 5 tbsp (2½ oz./70 g) butter; Scant ¼ cup (1 oz./30 g) raisins; 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise; Vanilla custard sauce or raspberry coulis; 3 eggs (⅔ cup/150 g); ½ cup (3½ oz./100 g) sugar; 2 tbsp (30 ml) dark rum; 7 oz. (200 g) white sandwich bread (pain de mie), thinly sliced and crusts removed

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 5

Appears in

French Pastries and Desserts by Lenôtre

By Chefs at Lenôtre

Published 2021

About

Ingredients

1 cup (250 ml) water
Scant ¼ cup (1

Europe
France
Dessert
Mediterranean
Vegetarian

Method

Bring the water to a boil. Put the raisins in a heatproof bowl, pour over the boiling water, and let soak for 15 minutes to plump them up.
Drain the raisins, return them to the bowl, and add the rum. Let soak until ready to use.
Preheat the oven to 430°F (220°