Panettone Bread and Butter Pudding

Ingredients:

• 50g butter, softened
• 5/6 slices of panettone (approx 250g)
• OPTIONAL: 50ml dry marsala
• 150ml double cream
• 225ml milk
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 2 tbsp caster sugar
• Handful of dried fruit (sultanas, raisins)
• Icing sugar, to serve
• Softly whipped cream/ice cream

Method:

• Preheat the oven to 170℃ and lightly grease an ovenproof dish.
• Butter the panettone and cut it into large pieces and place in ovenproof dish.
• OPTIONAL: Lightly douse the panettone in dry marsala.
• Combine the milk, cream and cinnamon stick in a saucepan. Heat until near simmering then remove from stovetop and take out the cinnamon stick.
• Add the vanilla extract to the cream mixture and stir well.
• Whisk eggs and sugar in a separate bowl until well combined.
• Add the hot cream mixture to egg mix and stir until it becomes a custard consistency.
• Sprinkle the sultanas/raisins over the panettone (as many or as few as you like).
• Pour custard mixture evenly over the slices of panettone.
• Bake for 30-40 minutes or until golden and the liquid has set.
• Once out of the oven, dust with icing sugar and serve with whipped cream or ice cream.