Bread and butter pudding - Definition and Overview

Bread and butter pudding is a traditional dessert popular in British cuisine. It is essentially a baked form of French toast.

It is made by layering slices of buttered bread scattered with raisins in an oven dish into which an egg and milk mixture (sometimes with vanilla or other spices added) is poured. It is then baked in an oven and served. Some people may serve it with custard, but often the pudding under the crust is runny enough to enjoy without sauce.

Although the pudding is most often associated with childhood and school dinners, in some recipes a measure of whisky may be added for a more grown-up touch of luxury. Other modern variations include scattering fresh or dried fruit between the layers of bread, and melting chocolate into the egg-milk mixture.

Bread and butter pudding should not be confused with Bread pudding.