White Ladies Pudding - Nun'S Bread And Butter Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

50 g golden granulated sugar
125 g desiccated coconut
6 -8 slices white bread, crusts removed and thickly buttered
600 ml whole milk
vanilla essence
1 pinch salt
3 eggs, beaten

Preparation

Scatter half the coconut over the base of a buttered pie dish.
Cut the buttered bread into triangles and arrange in the pie dish. Sprinkle with the remaining coconut.
Heat the milk until warm; add a few drops of vanilla essence and just a pinch of salt.
Add the beaten eggs and sugar to the milk and vanilla mixture, and pour over the bread.
Leave to soak for 30 minutes, then place the pie dish in a roasting tin and pour in enough hot water to come halfway up the sides of the dish.
Bake for 30-40 minutes Gas 4/180\u00b0C/350\u00b0F until set, golden brown and well risen.
Serve with custard, cream or ice-cream.