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Created by Rita O’Dwyer

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Rating:

4.5/ 5 stars 87 Votes

Cuisine: Maltese

Maltese ingenuity sees day old bread soaked in water mixed with a generous amount of dried fruit, chocolate and custard powder. Puddina is served in slices with black tea as an afternoon pick me up.

Ingredients

1 loaf day-old bread
375g sugar
2 tbsp custard powder
2 tbsp cornflour
4 tbsp cocoa
2 eggs, beaten
500g mixed dried fruit
250g almonds
250g glacé cherries, halved
Vanilla to taste
4 tbsp whisky, brandy or sherry

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Preparation

Preheat oven to 200oC

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 glacé cherries. Add vanilla and whisky.

Pour into a baking dish and decorate with remaining cherries and almonds.

Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour (check puddina by piercing with a toothpick - should be dry when you take it out).

Can be served warm or cold.

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17 May 2012 02:34 AEST

genevieve corteses

manhattan

gr8!!!!!!!

Awesome simple easy to make recipe

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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.

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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.

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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!!!

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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.

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26 Aug 2010 11:51 AEST

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tehran

Question

How to prepare the pastry with milk honey&Coconut

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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.

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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.

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