Bread & Butter Pudding

This is one of those special dishes from my childhood. Mum did not make puddings very often, but she did make bread and butter pudding. Thinking back on it, I was never convinced it was actually anything close to being a dessert: plain bread with the crusts still on, and a custardy and butter mix. However, if you get the temperature correct and make sure you jam-pack the dish with the custard mix, it can be a brilliant pudding. This dish is billed as a British classic – another recipe that