BREAD PUDDING

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BREAD PUDDING

Ingredients

10cm thick piece of dry bread

200g mixed dried fruit

1 Tbsp brown sugar

Grated rind of 1/2 lemon

1 1/2 cups of low fat milk

2 eggs

2 tsp mixed spices

Method

·        Slice the bread (leave the crusts on) and soak in cold water for half and hour.

·        Squeeze the bread with your hands to get as much water out as possible and then beat it with a fork until it is smooth.

·        Beat the egg, add milk and sugar and pour over bread.

·        Transfer the mixture to a greased casserole dish, smooth it

out on top, and bake it for about 1 1/2 hours in a low medium oven.

·        Serve hot with yogurt or low fat ice-cream. This is an excellent winter pudding.

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