Bread and brandy butter pudding

Bread and brandy butter pudding
Warm and comforting, brandy butter makes all the difference in this cosy pud
Serves 2 people  / 
Prep 15 mins  / 
Cook 30 mins

Ingredients

30g Co-op brandy butter 4 slices Co-op fruit loaf 1 1/2 tbsp Co-op fine cut marmalade 100ml Co-op semi-skimmed milk 4 tbsp Co-op double cream (plus extra for serving) 40g caster sugar 2 Co-op British eggs 1/4 tbsp demerara sugar;

Method

Preheat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/Gas 4 and butter a small baking tray with 10g of brandy butter Spread 2 slices of the fruit loaf generously with the remaining brandy butter. Sandwich them with the other 2 slices and cut into fingers Arrange the fingers in the tray and dot over the marmalade Gently heat the milk and cream in a small pan until it begins to steam In a separate bowl, whisk together the sugar and eggs. Then slowly add the hot milk and cream, stirring all the time, until you have a custard, then pour over the slices of bread Sprinkle with the demerara sugar and bake for 30 mins, until golden brown and crunchy on top. Serve with a drizzle of cream, if you like