Make the most of your Easter hot cross bun leftovers to make this glorious pudding – it goes perfectly with some cream or a scoop of your favourite ice-cream.
Make the most of your Easter hot cross bun leftovers to make this glorious pudding – it goes perfectly with some cream or a scoop of your favourite ice-cream.
Preheat oven to moderately slow, 160 C. Lightly grease a deep, 6-cup ovenproof dish.
In a medium frying pan, combine brown sugar and water, Heat on low, stirring, until sugar dissolves.
Add pear slices and simmer, uncovered, 3 to 5 mins, until just tender, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.
In a medium saucepan, bring milk, cream and vanilla bean to boiling point. Remove from heat. Set aside, covered 5 mins. Discard vanilla bean.
Arrange bun and pear in alternate layers in prepared dish. In a large bowl, whisk eggs. caster sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg together. Gradually beat in warm cream mixture.
Strain egg mixture carefully over bun and pear. Place dish in a large baking pan, adding enough boiling water to come halfway up the sides of the dish.
Bake 55 to 60 mins, until set.
Serve with ice-cream or cream.
TIP: Pudding can be covered with plastic wrap and chilled for up to 5 days.
Recipe & Photo: Woman’s Day/BauerSyndication.com.au