Name: Fruit bread and pear pudding
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/4 cup brown sugar; 1 tablespoon water; 2 medium pears, peeled, cored, sliced; 2 1/2 cup milk; 1 vanilla bean, halved lengthways; 4 slices thick fruit bread, crusts removed, quartered; 3 eggs; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; cream or ice-cream, to serve

Ingredients

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 tablespoon water

2 medium pears, peeled, cored, sliced

2 1/2 cup milk

1 vanilla bean, halved lengthways

4 slices thick fruit bread, crusts removed, quartered

3 eggs

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

cream or ice-cream, to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to moderately slow, 160°C. Lightly spray 4, 1 1/2-cup ramekins with oil.

2.In a medium frying pan, combine sugar and water. Heat on medium, stirring, until sugar dissolves. Add pear slices and simmer, uncovered, 3-5 minutes, until just tender, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.

3.In a medium saucepan, bring milk and vanilla bean to the boil. Remove from heat. Set aside, covered, 5 minutes. Discard bean.

4.Arrange bread and pear, in alternate layers, in each ramekin. In a large bowl, whisk eggs, cinnamon and nutmeg together. Gradually beat in warm milk. Pour egg mixture carefully over bread.

5.Transfer ramekins to a large baking dish. Add enough hot water to come halfway up the sides of each dish. Bake 30-35 minutes, until just set. Serve with cream or ice-cream.

This can also be made in a 6-cup ovenproof dish and baked 50-55 minutes. The custard is cooked when the point of a knife inserted in the centre of the pudding comes out clean. When custard is cooked, remove puddings from water bath and allow to cool.
Note

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