Spiced Bread Pudding

Cut bread into small pieces.

Add 180ml of milk to the bread and allow to soak for a few minutes.

Add 600ml milk to a pot with cardamom pods, cinnamon stick, and vanilla essence – allow milk to heat on the stove.

Add custard powder to a bowl with water and mix to remove lumps.

Add eggs and 60ml of sugar and mix.

Add custard mixture into the warmed milk and allow to cook until mixture thickens.

Remove from heat. Add in bread and soak for 2–3 minutes in the custard mixture and remove whole spices.

Blend mixture until smooth/fine consistency.

Pour into a greased dish and top with small pieces of butter.

Bake at 180°C for 45–50 min.

Once removed from heat, brush with apricot jam water mixture.