1 Loaf Bread-not whole grain
1/2 lb Butter
1 pt Milk
1/2 pt Cream
4 ts Cinnamon
4 ts Nutmeg
6 tb Sugar — up to 8
Tablespoons
Raisins — 2 handfuls
2 Eggs — per pint of liquid
1. Slice the bread and butter on both sides 2. Line a deep oven
proof dish 3. Put in one handful of the dried fruit 4. Sprinkle on a
third of the sugar, third of the spices 5. Add a layer of bread 6.
Repear numbers 3, 4 and 5. 7. Whisk up eggs and milk and cream 8.
Pour over the bread, enough to not quite cover all the bread 9. Let
it stand for half an hour to an hour to soak 10. Sprinkle some sugar
on the top as this will caramelise in the oven and give a crunchy
topping 11. Put in a medium oven for about an hour
Alternatively, you can add a wee bit of vanilla essence to the milk,
or heat the milk with a vanilla pod.
Once you’ve made it once you’ll be able to judge how much extra spice,
sugar and dried fruit you’d like in it.
Yields
1 Servings