Baked Almond Bread Pudding

Ingredients

• 1 pint milk
• 1 cinnamon stick (4 inches long)
• 12 blanched and sliced almonds
• Thin rind of 1 lemon
• Sugar to taste
• 3 eggs
• Allinson wholemeal bread slices, crusts removed
• 2 oz butter

Method

1. 1 Boil milk with sugar, cinnamon stick, and almonds. Remove cinnamon stick.
2. 2 Let milk cool slightly, then carefully whisk in well-beaten eggs.
3. 3 Pour mixture into a wide, shallow pie dish.
4. 4 Butter both sides of bread slices. Cover the milk mixture entirely with bread.
5. 5 Bake in a moderate oven (350°F) for about 45 minutes.