Hot Cross Buns Pudding

13 Apr Hot Cross Buns Pudding

After the Easter weekend, we have some leftovers of cross buns. So why don´t use it and transform them into another good dessert? This recipe you could do it with any bread leftovers but we think that the better option is cross buns or brioche bread. 

Ingredients:

6 cups of pieces of hot cross buns

1 litre of milk

1 cup of sugar. 

4 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup of raisins

For the caramel:

1 cup of sugar

4 tablespoon water

Prep:

1. Preheat the oven at 180ºC. Chop the buns with a knife or your hands and reserve in a bowl. 
2. Bring the milk and sugar to simmer in a medium heat pan. The idea is to dissolve the sugar and warm the milk. Pour the milk over the chopped buns and let them soak. 
3. Meanwhile, in a microwave-proof bowl or pitcher put the sugar and water for the caramel. Stir it well, so the sugar turn wet. Clean the borders, otherwise, the sugar grains will be crystallized when cooking. Cook the caramel for 5 minutes and add 1 minute at a time to watch it carefully, because it will change in colour in seconds. As soon as it turns golden stop the microwave and pours it over a funnel cake mould. Manipulate the mould with mitten or gloves because it will warm with the caramel. Reserve it for further use.
4. To continue with the pudding. Whisk the eggs to break the yolks and add the vanilla. Pour over the buns mixture and add the raisins. 
5. Fill the caramelized mould with the preparation and pout the mould over an oven tray filled with 2 cm of water. You should cook the pudding over a water bath. 
6. Cook the pudding for 45 minutes or until you try it with a toothpick and it comes clean. Let it rest for a while before you turn it over a plate to serve. Enjoy it!

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Hi! I’m Valeria (aka Val) the photographer and recipe developer behind Canguro Criollo. My passion for food began when I was little at my home when everything will revolve around food and now I discover this new creative outlet of food photography. I wish you can follow my journey discovering unique ways of preparing Peruvian food abroad and some other family-friendly foods.