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Ingredients:
Pudding
1 x Challah, sliced (see previous recipe)
5 x eggs
400ml milk
300ml pouring cream
50g butter
180g caster sugar
1 x teaspoon vanilla essence
50g sultanas
1 x teaspoon cinamon
5 x Cardamom pods (optional)
Orange marmalade (optional)
Butterscotch
1/2 cup brown sugar
50g butter
Method
Lightly butter a 2ltr baking dish. Then, butter the slices of challah on each side and layer half the slices onto tray so the tray is fully covered. Sprinkle sultanas over this layer of bread.
In a bowl, whisk eggs and sugar together until mixture turns pale. Set aside.
In a heavy based pot over medium heat, pour in milk and cream plus vanilla essence and cardamom. Bring mixture to just before boiling point and then turn down to a low heat. Let simmer for 5-8mins. Then, taking out the cardamom pour mixture over the egg mixture in other bowl. Whisk lightly to combine.
Pour half the mixture over the bread in the tray. Then, press bread down with your hands so it absorbs the mixture. Place remaining slices of bread on tray, layering to cover bottom layer. Pour remaining mixture over bread and repeat previous step of allowing bread to soak up mixture.
Sprinkle cinnamon over top and cover with aluminium foil. Place in preheated oven on 180deg. Bake for 15mins with foil on, and the for another 15mins with foil removed.
Remove from oven and let cool.
For butterscotch topping, pour brown sugar into pot over a medium-high heat with a teaspoon of water. Once sugar starts to caramelise, add butter and let melt into sugar. Stir to combine for about 2 minutes. Then, pour hot mixture over pudding. Let cool for 30mins.
Serve with orange marmalade if desired.
