Lemon Panettone Pudding

I knew Todd wouldn’t go for it either.  He is not fond of lemon anything at all, and if I didn’t like it he was highly unlikely to either.  He does, however, adore a good bread and butter pudding. Of all the desserts I think it is one of his favourites.

I have made bread and butter puddings with the leftover Panettone at Christmas, many times . . .  so it was not much of a stretch to make one with this panettone.  I just followed the same recipe as I always use. 

With fresh butter, free range eggs and whole milk and rich cream . . . 

I added vanilla and orange extracts  . . . and a tiny bit of sugar. 

Slices of the panettone were buttered and cut up and layered in a dish  . . . .

I poured the custard over and then I baked the pudding in the oven in a bain marie, which is a fancy way of saying that you put the dish into a roasting pan and add hot water to come partway up the sides of your pudding dish  . . . ie. a hot water bath.  Make sure your roasting tin is easy to put into and take out of the oven.  I have made that mistake before, and transferring it can be a tiny bit awkward.  I now use a roasting tin with handles whenever I use this method. 

This is the best method for cooking delicate dishes such as this, without breaking or curdling them.  Its a simple thing, but very effective.  Your pudding will be done when it is golden brown, and mostly set with just a slight wobble in the centre.

Once it was baked, I let it cool a bit and then dusted it with icing sugar to serve.  It was sooooo pretty all done up in this winter-like coat . . .

Its like putting on a bit of lippy . . . it  just lifts the appearance and the mood. 

Served warm and wobbly, spooned into bowls with dollops of softly whipped double cream on top . . .

This was absolutely flippingly delicious!

So delicious that now I am going to have to go and buy another Lemon Panettone before Christmas so that we can have this again.

And that’s the truth.  The leftovers are awfully tasty served cold with a spoon right out of the refrigerator.  Just saying  . . .

Lemon Panettone Pudding

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