Austerity Bread Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 slices bread (approx. Stale, white, brown or mix)
2 ounces sugar
2 ounces suet (or other fat)
1 egg
2 teaspoons ground mixed spice
8 ounces dried sultanas or 8 ounces fruit

Preparation

Pre-heat oven to 160 degrees C.
put slices of bread into a bowl and pour boiling water over them to cover them.
Leave to soak for 15 minutes.
Drain bread and squeeze out excess water.
mush it all up with a wooden spoon or in a food processor.
Add other ingredients and mix well.
Grease a shallow baking tin and pour in mixture.
Bake for approximately 1 hour until the top is browned and a knife comes out clean (you may sprinkle sugar on the top 3/4 of the way through if you like).
Serve hot with English Custard or cool and serve in slices.