Bread Pudding

I recently found this recipe for bread pudding while searching based on what I remember of my mother's results and method, and after tweaking to suit, I think I have finally succeeded in creating a near perfect version of my mother's bread pudding. In fact I think it's actually better.

Ingredients

1 x 650g loaf of white bread

375g (1 whole packet) of mixed fruit

125g (half a packet) of butter

60g of raw sugar

1 x teaspoon of cinnamon

1 x teaspoon of mixed spice

2 eggs, beaten

More raw sugar & nutmeg for sprinkling

Method

- Tear the bread in to small pieces, soak in 2 litres of cold water for half an hour

- Strain the bread through a colander and squeeze as much water as possible out of it

- Use the block of butter to grease a loaf tin, then melt it slowly in a saucepan

- Add the butter, fruit, sugar & spices to the bread and stir into a glutinous mass with a wooden spoon

- Add the eggs and stir again

- Pour into the tin and sprinkle liberally with more sugar and nutmeg.

- Place on the bottom rack of the oven at 160 deg C for 1 1/2 to 2 hours until firm and pulled away from the side of the tin.

- Cool in the tin then cut into slices an keep in the fridge in an airtight container. (serve cold)