Flavourful Cooking

Nº 107 · Sweet slow cooker treats · serves 4

Bread Pudding with Orange and Raisins

Yesterday's bread becomes a golden, creamy pudding with orange, cinnamon and raisins: a comforting British pud and the tastiest way to waste nothing.

€4–5approx. €1.00–1.25 ppMildVegetarian15 min prepLOW 3–3½ hrs · HIGH 1½–2 hrs
Bread Pudding with Orange and Raisins

Ingredients serves 4

Tick off what you already have at home.

  • Any supermarket

    Aisle: panadería. Buy a 'barra' or 'pan de pueblo' a day ahead; bread dries out quickly here.

  • Any supermarket

    Aisle: lácteos. Choose 'sin sal' or 'con sal' deliberately; both are widely sold.

  • Any supermarket

    Aisle: lácteos. Choose 'nata para montar' (35% fat or more); 'para cocinar' won't whip.

  • MercadonaCarrefourDia

    Aisle: harinas / repostería. Small bottles near baking goods; 'extracto' is usually more natural than 'aroma'.

To serve

Method

  1. 1

    Grease the inside of the slow cooker generously with butter. Spread the bread slices thinly with the soft butter and cut them in half.

  2. 2

    Layer the bread in the slow cooker, overlapping like roof tiles, and scatter the raisins (optional) and orange zest between the layers.

  3. 3

    Whisk together the eggs, milk, cream (optional), sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and salt. Pour this over the bread, press it down with a spoon and leave to soak for 15 minutes.

  4. 4

    Lay two layers of kitchen paper over the opening and put the lid on. Cook for 3–3½ hours on LOW or 1½–2 hours on HIGH, until the pudding has set in the middle: a knife will then come out clean.

  5. 5

    Remove the lid and let the pudding firm up for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with brown sugar (optional) and serve warm or lukewarm, with custard if you like.