Pear and Chocolate Bread and Butter Pudding!

Ingredients

Serves: 6

butter (to grease the baking dish and butter the bread)

7 slices of white bread

4 handfuls of chocolate drops or buttons

3 pears

1 1/2 oz caster sugar

2 eggs, beaten

600ml (1 pint) of milk

 

Preparation method

Prep: 15 mins | Cook: 45 mins

1. Preheat oven to 190 C / Gas mark

2. Grease a the baking dish

3. Butter each piece of bread, then cut diagonally into triangles. Place half of the buttered bread, butter side up to cover the bottom of the baking dish.

4. Scatter slices or cubes of pear, followed, buy chocolate buttons, then place another layer of buttered bread on top.

5. Repeat with pear and chocolate buttons followed by a final layer of buttered bread.

6. Combine with eggs, and most of the sugar keeping 2 tbs of sugar to one side. Pour the mixture over the bread and pears and chocolate, sprinkle over the remaining sugar and set aside for up to 1/2 hour.

7. Bake in the middle of the oven 45 minutes until set and lightly browned.

I have used this recipe with many variations, this being my favorite.
I have found it keeps well in the fridge for 2 days and reheats really well. It is also great cold. (My husband often takes a cold slice in his lunch box).

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