BANANA BREAD PUDDING
Ingerdients:
1: 300ml thickened cream
2: 1 cup (250ml) milk
3: 6 eggs, beaten lightly
4: 3/4 cup (165g) caster sugar
5: 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
6: 30g butter
7: 8 slices white bread
8: 2 small (260g) bananas, sliced diagonally
9: 1/4 cup (55g) sultanas
10: 1/4 cup (80g) strawberry jam
11: 2 tablespoons flaked almonds
Recipe:
1: In a large mixing bowl, combine cream, milk, eggs, sugar and vanilla.
2: Butter the bread and trim off the crusts. The bread can be cut into rectangles or triangles, depending on the shape of your dish.
3: Lightly grease an ovenproof dish (1.5 litre/6 cup capacity). Arrange half of the bread in dish. Top with 1/2 the banana and sultanas. Pour over egg mixture to just cover. Repeat, then place the remaining bread on top. Pour remaining egg mixture into the dish, and add the nuts.
4: Meanwhile, preheat oven to 180∞C ,350f, gas mark 4. Bake pudding for about 30 minutes or until set.
5: Heat the jam in the microwave for about 30 seconds or until liquid. Remove pudding from the oven. Brush the top with jam and return to the oven for 5 minutes. Serve warm with cream, if desired.