Eat hot or cold. There are some recipes which suggest a bain marie is necessary to cook bread and butter pudding, but we’ve never bothered and we don’t think it suffers for it. There are also ...

Serve the pudding warm with some softly whipped cream. Butter the bread and arrange four slices, buttered side down, in one layer in the buttered dish. Sprinkle the bread with half the spice and ...

Some supermarket loaves can remain too soft, resulting in a gluey bread and butter pudding. Brioche is another option, or challah bread, if you are feeling luxurious.

Spread your bread liberally with butter and jam. Squash back together and then slice into 4 fingers. Scatter the buttered fingers into the baking dish. Pop cream, milk and vanilla into a saucepan and ...

This caramelised bread and butter pudding includes sultanas and an apricot ... Brush the top with the sieved apricot jam and serve with some clotted cream, if you wish.