Almond Sherry Bread Pudding

Ingredients

• 6 small tea buns
• 2 oz butter
• 3 large eggs
• 1 ½ cups rich milk
• ½ cup blanched almonds, chopped fine
• 1 oz sugar
• 2 tbsp sherry
• Fine bread crumbs for greasing
• Butter for greasing

Method

1. 1 Cut buns in half, butter generously with 2 oz butter, and reassemble.
2. 2 Beat eggs with milk, chopped almonds, sugar, and sherry. Soak buns in mixture briefly.
3. 3 Butter a mold, sprinkle with bread crumbs, then layer soaked buns inside.
4. 4 Pour remaining custard over buns. Place mold in a pan of boiling water.
5. 5 Bake in a moderate oven (350°F) for 45 minutes. Serve hot with sauce.