Pudina - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 loaf bread, day-old
375 g sugar
2 tablespoons custard powder
2 tablespoons cornflour
4 tablespoons cocoa
2 eggs, beaten
500 g mixed dried fruit
250 g almonds
250 g glace cherries, halved
vanilla
4 4 tablespoons brandy or 4 tablespoons sherry wine

Preparation

Preheat oven to 200\u00b0C.
Tear bread into small pieces and soak in cold water for 15 minutes until soft.
Place bread in a colander and mash, draining liquid.
Transfer to a large bowl and add sugar, custard powder, cornflour and cocoa.
Stir in beaten eggs and mix well.
Add dried fruit and half of the almonds and glace cherries. Add vanilla and whiskey.
Pour into a baking dish or slab tin and decorate with remaining cherries and almonds.
Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour (check puddina by piercing with a toothpick - the toothpick should be dry when you remove it).
Cut into squares and serve warm or cold.