Christmas ...... Pudding !! ......

First of all , i want to wish " Happy Thanks Giving " to all who celebrate it ! I hope you all have a wonderful day with your families !!

No doubt by now , all the shops you hit will have Christmas things galore . Some that are way out of my league to purchase , to the down right tacky !!

But i`ve been going to my usual charity shops , and found 2 more vintage baubles ......

This one is made in Wales , and a really garish pink , but it does not show up that bright on here ! It`s more like a fluorescent pink ! And all i got was " you`re not thinking of putting THAT on the tree are you " ! ? It was the first of the two , that i picked out . As i think they must have received the same sort of reaction from potential buyers ... But they " spoke to me " and i had to get them , whether i decide to use them or not !

The other depicts children`s nursery rhymes .. . I`m not sure if it`s appropriate , as either side has Hansel and Gretal and The Old Woman Who Lived In A Shoe ....

But i love the cute images on it !!

Here`s a Christmas ornament i did , an altered snowflake . Beads and tiny bells on a piece of ribbon , and a vintage earring piece stuck on the front . This is being included in , The Pay It Forward , i am participating in . So someone out there will receive this , when i do a post about it , and if you want to take part in it ! More on this , later in the week !!

Now for the pudding part !! I used to home bake quite alot , mainly because i love doing it , and being a qualified chef ! You would have thought i`d be jumping at the chance to get in the kitchen and create .... But alas that`s not the case !

So i decided to make my other half , a bread and butter pudding ! I do hope some readers out there will not have heard of this , and maybe have a go at making sometime !

Here`s what you need ...

A pint of milk

3 large eggs

sultanas

sugar

butter

2 / 3 day old bread

Preheat oven to 190 degrees Fahrenheiht .

Meanwhile , butter the bread thickly , and cut into triangles . Arrange a few pieces on the bottom of a baking dish , and sprinkle with some sugar and sultana`s over it . Add another layer , making a nice pattern as the final layer on the top . Then whisk into the milk , the eggs , and slowly pour over bread , to let it soak into the top , and come up nearly to meet the top layer .... Like this .........

Bake in the oven , for about 20 minutes , but check it , as you don`t want to over cook it . It still wants to have some moisture in the middle . I put a knife in the middle , and if it comes out just with some eggy mixture on , it`s ready ! As it still cooks when you bring it out and will go too rubbery !

Here`s the finished pudding ......

Doesn`t it look nice ? These were before photo`s as i had to put it back in the oven to cook some more , as my partner like things cremated ! So i had to take some quick pictures of this , as a certain someone was waiting to eat it !!

It`s a great way to use up any left over bread you have lying about . And you can also vary the ingredients , like .....

Add sweet mincemeat with a little butter , to make a Christmas style pudding ,
Lemon curd instead of the butter ,
Or use a bread that has fruits in !





Guess who`s been put in the good books last night ! ! :o)




Also a quick reminder about my Christmas Cracker swap ! You still have time to enter it !
Please say if you`d like to ... i only have 4 so far ! .........