Bread And Butter Pudding With Puff Pastry Rim

Ingredients

• 1 penny loaf or French roll, sliced thin
• Butter, for slicing and dish
• Currants, washed and picked
• 3 eggs
• 1 pint milk
• Salt, to taste
• Grated nutmeg or ginger
• A few bitter almonds
• Puff pastry, for rim

Method

1. 1 Slice the loaf thinly with butter. Butter the bottom of a baking dish.
2. 2 Layer the bread and butter in the dish, sprinkling currants between layers until all bread is used.
3. 3 Beat eggs with milk, salt, nutmeg (or ginger), and sliced bitter almonds. Pour over the bread.
4. 4 Place a rim of puff pastry around the dish edge. Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.