Ingredients 1lb plain flour 2 level tsps bicarbonate of soda 2 level tsps cream of tartar ½ pint milk mixed with 1 tbsp lemon 1 tsp salt 1oz lard,1 tsps caster sugar Cooking Steps
Sift dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl. Rub lard into the flour with fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Mix in the sugar. Make a well in the centre of the flour and add the soured milk. Mix into a firm dough. Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead lightly for a couple of minutes.
Shape into a 7" round, flatten slightly and then score the surface into 6 sections with a round bladed knife. Place loaf on floured baking tray and bake in the centre of a moderate oven (Gas Mark 6, 400F, 200C) for about 30 minutes. Cool on wire tray.
Mums banana bread pudding
Ingredients: 1 loaf French bread 2 tblsp Vanilla Extract 4 Bananas, mashed 4 cups Milk 3 Eggs 1 cup Sugar 1 cup Raisins 1 tsp freshly ground Nutmeg 1 tsp Cinnamon Splash of rum (optional)
How to make banana bread pudding:
Cut the lof in small cubes.
Put the cubed loaf in a bowl.
Now pour the milk on it and keep it aside for a hour.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Grease 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
In a separate bowl mix the eggs, sugar and vanilla essence.
Pour this mixture onto the bread mixture and then spread the mashed bananas and raisins.
Add rum, cinnamom and nutmeg powder.
Pour this mixture on the baking dish.
Bake in the oven for 1 hour and then let it cool.
Mums traditonal bread and butter pudding
Ingredients 8 slices white bread 3 ounces sultanas (85g) 4 ounces brown sugar (113g) 3 cups whole milk 3 large eggs, beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ¾ teaspoon cinnamon ½ teaspoon salt butter (for buttering the bread and greasing the baking dish)
Directions:
1. Preaheat oven to 325°F (170°C)
2. Grease an oven proof baking dish.
3. Evenly butter each of the slices of bread on both sides, then cut each slice into 4 triangles.
4. Place a layer of the buttered bread on the bottom of the dish, slightly overlapping each triangle.
5. Sprinkle sultanas and brown sugar evenly across the bread for the second layer.
6. Continue layering bread then sultanas and brown sugar until all the bread is used.
7. Sprinkle the top of the pudding with sultanas and sugar.
8. Beat together the milk, eggs, cinnamon, vanilla and salt. Pour this mixture on top of everything.Allow to stand for 30 minutes so the liquid is fully absorbed.
9. Place baking dish in the oven and bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until top is golden brown.