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Not to be confused with [[bread and butter pudding]], this spicy version was often frugal way to use up stale bread. Now it's a good excuse to let bread go stale on purpose.

I prefer this made with [[Brown bread|brown bread]], the way my mum used to make it.

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|TotalCalories = 2001
|PortionCalories = 333
|DatePublished=29th July 2013
|Author=Chef
|Servings = Serves 6
|Difficulty = 2
|TotalTime = 2 hours 15 minutes
|PrepTime = 1 hour
|CookTime = 1 hour 15 minutes
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====Best recipe review====

''Wartime fare''

4.5/5 

My Dad loved this, I think it reminded him of good times during the war.

 [[User:PSmith|Paul R Smith]] 
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{{RecipeIngredients
| 225 g (8 oz) [[Brown bread|brown bread]] or [[White bread|white bread]] with the crusts cut off
| 2 teaspoons of [[Mixed spice|mixed spice]]
| 50 g (2 oz) chopped [[Candied peel|candied peel]]
| 110 g (4 oz) [[Sultanas|sultanas]]
| 25 g (1 oz) [[Currants|currants]]
| 25 g (1 oz) [[Raisins|raisins]]
| 3 tablespoons of [[Brandy|brandy]], [[Whisky|whisky]] or other [[Spirit|spirit]] of your choosing
| 275 ml (10 fl oz) full [[Fat|fat]] [[Milk|milk]]
| 50 g (2 oz) of melted [[Butter|butter]]
| A little [[Olive oil|olive oil]] for greasing
| 1 large beaten [[Egg|egg]]
| 75 g (3 oz) [[muscovado sugar]]
| [[Grated]] [[Zest|zest]] of 1 [[Lemon|lemon]]
| [[Grated]] [[Zest|zest]] of ½ an [[Orange|orange]]
| 1 tablespoon [[Demerara sugar|demerara sugar]]
| Freshly [[Grated|grated]] [[Nutmeg|nutmeg]]
}}

===[[Mise en place]]===
* Preheat the [[Oven|oven]] to 180° C (350° F - gas 4)
* Place the [[Dried fruit|dried fruit]] and your chosen [[Spirit|spirit]] in a bowl and leave for an hour to infuse the flavours.
* Break the [[Bread|bread]] into 1cm (1/2") pieces a add to a large bowl and leave for 30 minutes to soak.
===Method===

{{RecipeMethod
| In a separate bowl, mix the beaten [[Egg|egg]], [[muscovado sugar]], melted [[Butter|butter]] and [[Mixed spice|mixed spice]] and beat well to combine.
| Pour this into the [[Milk|milk]] and [[Bread|bread]] mixture.
| Beat this mixture really well with a fork so there are no lumps.
| Fold the marinaded [[Fruits|fruits]], [[Spirit|spirit]] and [[Fruit|fruit]] [[Zest|zest]] into this mixture.
| Spoon this mixture into a [[Baking|baking]] dish and spread it out evenly.
| Sprinkle the top with a little freshly [[Grated|grated]] [[Nutmeg|nutmeg]] and the [[Demerara sugar|demerara sugar]].
| [[Bake]] in the middle of the [[Oven|oven]] for 1 hour, 15 minutes.
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===Serving suggestions===
Serve with hot [[Custard|custard]], consume and then find a comfy chair to sleep it off in.
===Variations===
Try other [[Dried|dried]] [[Fruits|fruits]], [[Apricots|apricots]], [[Cherries|cherries]] etc.
==See also==
''Bread and butter pudding is very different, but it might be what you were searching for''
* [[Bread and butter pudding (Mum's)]]
* [[Bread and butter pudding]]

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[[Category:Recipes]]
[[Category:Bread and baking]]
[[Category:British recipes]]
[[Category:Egg recipes]]
[[Category:Historic recipes]]
[[Category:Sweets and desserts]]
[[Category:Vegetarian recipes]]
[[Category:Fruit recipes]]
[[Category:Baked or roasted]]
[[Category:Unusual recipes]]

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