Name: Hot cross bread & lemon pudding
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: knob of butter for the dish; 4 stale hot cross buns; 200g lemon curd; 2 large eggs; 200ml double cream; 200ml milk; ½ tsp vanilla extract; 4 tbsp caster sugar; little lemon zest; cream or vanilla ice cream to serve (optional)

Hot cross bread & lemon pudding

Use up your leftover fruit buns in this sumptuous spin on traditional bread and butter pudding - a great spring bake

1 hr total 20 min prep 40 min cook 4 676 cal

Instructions

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1 Butter a 1-litre baking dish that will quite snugly fit the buns. Cut each bun into 3 slices, and sandwich back together with a generous spreading of curd. Arrange buns in the dish.
2 Whisk egg, cream, milk and remaining curd, then sieve into a jug with the vanilla and 3 tbsp of the sugar. Pour over the buns and stand at room temperature for 30 mins for the custard to soak in.
3 Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/ gas 3. Scatter the remaining sugar and lemon zest over the pudding. Bake for 30-40 mins until the top is golden and the custard gently set. Stand for 5 mins, then serve with cream or vanilla ice cream, if you like.