Berry Bread Pudding

Summer pudding, which is what this really is, is a standard in England and a dessert we would do well to add to the American table. Since the ingredients are now available to us at other times of the year, the estival appellation no longer holds.

To make this old-fashioned sweet, tart berries are heated briefly to release their rich juices, then layered with soft bread that soaks up the goodness. After being weighted and refrigerated, the gala pink-red affair is unmolded onto a serv