Name: Date and macadamia bread pudding
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/2 cup unsalted macadamias, coarsely chopped; 10 pitted fresh dates, coarsely chopped; 4 thick slices white bread, crust removed; 1/3 cup caster sugar; 3 eggs, at room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste; 300 millilitre thickened cream; 1 cup milk; 2 teaspoon finely grated orange zest; 1 cup bought vanilla custard; icing sugar, to dust

Date and macadamia bread pudding

Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

25M

Total

35M

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Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted macadamias, coarsely chopped

10 pitted fresh dates, coarsely chopped

4 thick slices white bread, crust removed

1/3 cup caster sugar

3 eggs, at room temperature

1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste

300 millilitre thickened cream

1 cup milk

2 teaspoon finely grated orange zest

1 cup bought vanilla custard

icing sugar, to dust

Method

1.Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced). Grease a 1.5-litre (6-cup) rectangular baking dish. Place on a baking tray.

2.Scatter half the macadamias and half the dates over base of prepared dish. Roughly tear bread, then scatter over nuts in dish. Top with remaining macadamias and dates.

3.Whisk sugar, eggs, vanilla, cream and milk in a jug. Pour milk mixture over bread. Stand for 5 minutes or until bread absorbs most of mixture. Bake for 25 minutes or until just set at centre. Stand in dish for 5 minutes.

4.Combine zest and custard in a jug. Dust pudding with icing sugar. Serve slices with orange custard.

Use sultanas, raisins or dried dates instead of fresh figs.
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