Bread Pudding With Custard Sauce

Ingredients

200g white bread

50g butter

50g raisins and/or mixed candiied peels

2 cups milk

3 eggs

1/3 cup sugar

1/2 tsp cinnamon (optional)

1. Grease a square pan or ovenproof dish .
2. Remove the crusts from the bread (optional) and spread with butter. Cut into quarters.
3. Arrange half of the buttered bread slices in the pan. Sprinkle half of dried fruits over top of bread.
4. Place remaining slices of bread over fruits, then sprinkle over the reserved fruits.
5. To make the liquid mixture, combine milk, eggs and sugar and heat it up to almost boiling. Stir constantly and use only a small fire.
6. Pour the mixture over the bread slices.
7. Leave to stand for about 30 min, then sprinkle with cinnamon.
8. Place the pan in another larger pan filled with boiling water.
9. Bake in a preheated oven, 180 degrees, for about 20-25 min or when the pudding sets.
10. Serve warm with custard sauce.

How to make custard sauce:

Using small fire, bring 1 cup of milk to almost boiling. Add 15g of custard powder mixed with 3 tbsp of cold water. Stir constantly until the mixture thickens and just boiling. Off the fire and add 3 tsp of condense milk and 1 tbsp of butter.