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Australian Queen Of Puddings

A home-style Australian Queen Of Puddings made with Day Old Bread, Butter, Raisins, Eggs, and Powdered Cinnamon. Keep it handy for the next time you cook it.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• 4 slice
• 2 tbsp
• 1/2 cup
• 4
• 1 tsp
• 1/2 cup
• 2 cup
• 1 tsp
• 3/4 cup

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Remove crusts from bread, spread with butter and sprinkle with plenty of cinnamon, cut into quarters.

2. 2

   Arrange bread in greased shallow baking dish.

3. 3

   Sprinkle with raisins.

4. 4

   Separate eggs, beat yolks, milk, half the sugar and vanilla together until blended but not frothy.

5. 5

   Pour over bread.

6. 6

   Put baking dish into larger pan with sufficient water to come 1 inch up the sides, bake in very moderate oven for 45 minutes or until set, when a knife blade inserted 1 inch from the edge comes out cleanly.

7. 7

   Beat egg whites until foamy, add remaining sugar, a little at a time, until stiff peaks form.

8. 8

   Heat jam in small saucepan, pour over bread pudding, spread with meringue.

9. 9

   Increase heat to moderately hot, return pudding to oven, bake for 5 to 8 minutes longer, until meringue is set and golden.