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Bread and butter pudding (puddina)

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Cuisine: Maltese Prep time: 25 min(s) Cooking time: 1 hr(s) Servings: Serves 10 Created by Rita O’Dwyer

With ingenuity the Maltese have adapted this dish from the English (Malta was once a British colony) and added an Arabic twist. Day-old bread is soaked in water then mixed with generous quantities of dried fruit, almonds and cocoa. Puddina is served in slices with black tea as an afternoon pick-me-up.

Ingredients

1 day-old loaf of bread
370 g (1 ⅔ cup) sugar
2 tbsp custard powder
2 tbsp cornflour
35 g (⅓ cup) cocoa
2 eggs, beaten
500 g mixed dried fruit such as sultanas, raisins, currants and chopped peel
250 g almonds
250 g glacé cherries, halved
vanilla extract
80 ml whisky, brandy or sherry

Preparation

Tear the bread into small pieces and soak in cold water for 15 minutes until soft.

Preheat the oven to 200°C. Tip the bread into a colander and squeeze out the excess water using a potato masher. Place the bread in a mixing bowl and stir in the sugar, custard powder, cornflour and cocoa. Add the eggs and mix well. Add the dried fruit, half the almonds and half the glacé cherries. Add vanilla to taste and the whisky, brandy or sherry. Pour into a baking dish and decorate the top with the remaining almonds and cherries. Bake for 45–60 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean. Serve in slices, warm or at room temperature.

SBS cook’s notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55–60 g, unless specified.

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Displaying 4 of 4 Maltese Restaurants.

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1. The Original Maltese Cafe Surry Hills
2. Maha Bar & Grill Melbourne
3. Pastizzi Cafe Newtown
4. Cafe Valletta Sydney
   
11 May 2013 09:48 AEST
Celia
Caboolture South, Qld
Bread & Butter Pudding
It might be an idea to change the title to 'Bread Pudding' as it can be confusing calling it Bread & Butter Pudding which is another dish and nothing like this one.
27 Apr 2013 01:16 AEST
Dirtgirl
Ingleburn
Puddina
Have just made this using wholemeal bread rolls. I find squeezing bread out in huge chux cloth much easier. As kids in UK Mum used to always make this, but minus the cocoa powder and it was definitely a hit with friends at school! I made mine today in 3 loaf pans, so that I can freeze 2 for later. I also made it using my food processor and added some Grand Marnier. Baked for 50 mins. Easy tasty recipe.
18 Feb 2013 10:41 AEST
Diana Spiteri
Minchinbury
Dolly
My late husband always made this and it smells beautiful when it is cooking ,never lasts long in my home
05 Feb 2013 02:38 AEST
Manisha
Goyal
question
can this be made Widout eggs????
21 Jul 2012 11:05 AEST
Ramya
INDIA
I love this recipe and food Safari
17 May 2012 02:34 AEST
genevieve corteses
manhattan
gr8!!!!!!!
Awesome simple easy to make recipe
28 Apr 2012 11:36 AEST
colleen
WESTON NSW
Puddina(bread-pudding)
Puddina is family Recipe to me my mother-in-law showed me how to make it different to Rita O'dywer,yummy girls. You can FREEZE it to when baked,its good.But being half Maltese myself and husband Maltese nice to learn some of there culture recipes. Always nice for Xmas,Easter.cold nights or days.
31 Dec 2011 03:05 AEST
rebecca
burnside
pudina
this is a good base recipe. i often make it with a bit of choc chips, or a sprinkle of coconut, just to make it a little intersesting.
18 Nov 2010 05:48 AEST
Pauline
Bella Vista
Pudina tal- Hobz (Bread Pudding)
Pudina is just yummy, it always goes down well. My mother used to make it all the time and it was so delicious I wish I had paid more attention to her cooking. I make it frequently and it is usually a hit with all especially my Aussie friends. One spelling mistake though, It is usually referred to as "Pudina tal-Hobz" (Bread Pudding) one "d" not two. You have to make sure that you have the spelling correct otherwise it might mean something else!!!
12 Oct 2010 09:03 AEST
Susan
Croydon Nth VIC
Yum YUMMY Puddina
Oh this brings me back to my childhood. My Nanna Mary, who migrated from Malta with a very young family always made this for us when we visited. It has encouraged me to make it for myself. Hold on to those traditions.
26 Aug 2010 11:51 AEST
now
tehran
Question
How to prepare the pastry with milk honey&Coconut
15 Jul 2010 08:17 AEST
Rayleen
Wanganui, NewZealand
Puddina
My mum made this cake years ago now i can make it. so now my family can enjoy it also. thankyou.
19 Jun 2010 09:10 AEST
A.Muscat
Bossley Park NSW Aust.
Puddina
Puddina is very nice especially if you have a lot of left over bread.We been brought up with puddina and it does not cost much to make.Nice to enjoy at any time of the day.
13 Feb 2010 09:39 AEST
Alexia
Burwood
That's one yummy puddina
I loved the puddina that my nanna used to make, so now that I've got this recipe, I will be making it for my kids. Well done.
22 Dec 2009 04:33 AEST
Susan
West Moonah
How long can it be kept
I have just made my first Puddina after seeing it on SBS cooking show and want to keep it for Xmas Day, will it be OK. Its only 3 days away ?
27 Jul 2009 10:10 AEST
Ken Jelfs
Narrabeen NSW
WW2 Recipe?
Some 15-20 years ago a lady of Maltese descent made this for me. It was great then, as it is now. She claimed that her mother used this method as a substitute for Xams pudding during the German blockade of the island during the war. Flour was hard to get, so, they used stale bread [if available] and any scratched together ingredients. This was the result. Ingenuity in times of hardship?
15 Jul 2009 11:18 AEST
Jen P
Victoria Point
Oh Yum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This was so easy to make.. Didn't have old white bread, but did have a full loaf of spicy fruit loaf, used that and added mixed fruit minus the peel and extra cherries and walnuts chopped up.. and used Bundy Rum instead of the brandy.. I agree, I am not making another Christmas Pud again, this will be superb and you just have to love our Australian multiculturalism don't you! Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful recipe.I know it will be handed down amongst our family for generations.
06 Jul 2009 04:19 AEST
Kacey Gambin
Gold Coast
Maltese at Heart
This is great to have Maltese recipes like this being made. I am half maltese and try to make Maltese recipes whenever possible. Once my Nanna who came from Malta to Australia when she was young made Puddina and me and my Dad started frothing. I can't wait to learn this recipe off by heart and make it for my Nanna when she comes! Good job :)
08 Jun 2009 08:52 AEST
Dianne
Revesby
Puddina is great!!
It was easy to make and just great to eat with coffee when the girls visited! Thank you for sharing the recipe!!
05 Apr 2009 09:31 AEST
Bec
Darwin
bloody fantastic
everyone was so impressed with this that they even wanted to pay me to make them more. I didnt follow the recipe to the letter. I used what i had, i had dates and sultanas and i used those (but i lessened the sugar because dates are pretty sweet), and i also put in choc chips and used a good slosh of kahlua because i had some handy. if i added cinnamon and nutmeg it would be more Xmassy.
17 Feb 2009 03:19 AEST
frances graham
ST.JAMES
good1
easy too make even easier to eat!
09 Jan 2009 08:08 AEST
Jay
Canberra
Love it!
I have made this twice now and just love it! It is moist and tasty and it is the best combination of fruit cake / chocolate custard / citrus (I used Cointreau instead of sherry) you'll ever taste. It was popular with friends as well - even those who don't like cake a lot and one said she hated fruit cake until she tried this. Puddina is fabulous - thank you for sharing it.
27 Oct 2008 06:33 AEST
Mag Sorensen
Coongulla
puddina is great
I tried the recipe yesterday and I will never hve to make another plum pudding again this puddina taste just as good and is far better for you,as it has very little fat and sugar. thank you mag
   

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