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Chocolate and Irish liqueur bread and butter pudding recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 large loaf white sliced bread
- 250 g butter, softened
- 200 g bar milk chocolate, broken into squares
- 3 large free-range eggs
- 25 g caster sugar, plus 2 tbsp caster sugar
- 350 ml milk
- 250 ml Irish cream liqueur, such as Baileys
- 300 ml double cream
- Double mixed with a little more liqueur, to serve
Method
- Butter the bread, remove the crusts and cut into triangles. Layer half in a buttered ovenproof dish, placing chocolate beneath the slices.
- Beat the eggs with 25g sugar, milk and Irish cream. Pour half over the bread, press gently and leave for 10 minutes.
- Add the remaining bread and chocolate, pour over the rest of the custard and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Heat the oven to 180°C (gas 4), scatter over the remaining sugar and bake for 30–40 minutes until puffed and golden. Rest for 5–10 minutes before serving.