Traditional Gluten Free Bread Pudding

I’ve been wanting to do this Gluten Free Bread Pudding recipe for such a long time now but couldn’t find the handwritten recipe that my Nanny wrote out for me. I’d seen other recipes on blogs and Facebook threads but was adamant that it had to be Nanny’s recipe. I told my mum recently and she turned up this week with the recipe written in my Grandad’s handwriting. Nanny’s not been with us for a few years now but Grandad is still going strong at 93 years of age and he’s an inspiration!

Nanny’s recipe was not gluten free but I knew I could make it work. The suet I used was my own home made suet (simply rub lard and gluten free flour into breadcrumbs!) for the quantities to make this click here for my Gluten Free Dumpling made with homemade Suet.

Can you make this Bread Pudding vegan too?

Yes you can, I’ve made it using dairy and egg free bread (both gluten free and normal as my daughter Beth is not keen on cooked dried fruit!) I always opt for the flax seed egg substitute for eggs as they act as a good binding agent. If you can get hold of some Psyllium Husk then I thoroughly recommend using a teaspoon of that too to add that extra gluey consistency, especially in bread and bread-style cake baking.

How to make a flax egg

to make 1 flax egg you need the following ingredients:
– 1tbsp ground flax seed
– 3tbsp water
– 1tsp psyllium husk (optional but does add elasticity to baking)

Simply add all ingredients to a glass and stir before measuring out the other recipe ingredients, by the time you come to use your ‘egg’ mixture it will have thickened to a frog-spawn consistency (thicker if you added psyllium husk)

Then just add to your baking as you would an egg. For 2 eggs double the ingredients but note that recipes that require more than two eggs may fail due to lack of support in the structure.

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Different ways to serve my Gluten free Bread Pudding

I personally love to have my Bread Pudding cut into huge chunky squares, cold with a hot cup of tea. However, this is traditionally called a pudding so I can also vouch for how delicious it is with lashings of hot custard. As I cannot tolerate dairy I always make my own custard. Soya versions are lovely cold but I find that as soon as you heat them up they loose their thickness and turn into more of a thick custardy cream. This is why I always have a trusty tub of Birds Custard Powder in the cupboard and simply follow the instructions but sub the milk with soya milk. I find it works just fine and the rest of the family can’t tell the difference.

If you want to really pile on the extra fatty deliciousness you could also slice this and slather with butter (or in my case Pure sunflower spread). Blimey I’m craving this now, the woes of being a foodie blogger…off to the kitchen I go!

Other recipe ideas that could use my Gluten Free Suet

I’ve said above that I make my own Gluten Free Suet and the recipe can be found on my Gluten Free Dumplings post. I’ve also got a Beef Stew recipe to accompany the dumplings. But I think my next venture has to be Jam Roly Poly, I mean, it would be rude not too. One last recipe I have that includes my Gluten Free Suet in my popular Clootie Dumpling; an old Scottish recipe that’s traditionally made around Hogmannay and Christmas

Traditional Gluten Free Bread Pudding Recipe

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Traditional Gluten Free Bread Pudding

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I family recipe made with love – this gluten free bread pudding has been adapted from my Nanny's recipe to be gluten free and dairy free, I've also made it successfully as a vegan Bread Pudding with flax seed eggs.

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Prep Time 40 mins

Cook Time 1 hr 30 mins

Total Time 2 hrs 10 mins

Course Tea Time

Cuisine Free From – gluten and dairy

Servings 9 Squares

Calories 396 kcal

Ingredients

 

MetricUS Customary

 

1x2x3x

• 400 g Loaf of Gluten Free Bread I have also used gluten free Brioche but you’d need to find a dairy free version.
• 350 g Mixed Dried Fruit
• 100 g Dark Brown Sugar
• 100 g Gluten Free Suet
• 2 Eggs or flax seed eggs, see notes

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 180C/Gas 4
• Break the bread into pieces in a large bowl and cover with water.
• Leave to soak for 30 minutes.
• At the same time soak your fruit in boiling water to make it plump up and add extra moisture into the final bake.
• Once the bread has soaked, drain over a sink and squash out as much water as possible.
• To do this I tip the bread onto a clean teatowel and gather corners up. Twist the teatowel corners to squeeze as much water out of the soaked bread as possible. Get rid of any pent up aggression!
• Tip the bread back into your large bowl and using your hands break into breadcrumbs (with GF bread this is really easy to do)
• Drain the soaked fruit and add this and the sugar, gluten free suet and eggs (or flax seed eggs) to the bowl and get your hands into the mixture, squeezing the ingredients together until thoroughly combined, this is messy…but fun!
• Tip mixture into a prepared oiled and lines 20x20cm square tin.
• Smooth down and sprinkle granulated or demerera sugar over the top.
• Pop in the oven for 1.5 hours
• Allow to cool and cut into 9 squares

Notes

How to make a flax egg

to make 1 flax egg you need the following ingredients:
– 1tbsp ground flax seed
– 3tbsp water
– 1tsp psyllium husk (optional but does add elasticity to baking)

simply add all ingredients to a glass and stir before measuring out the other recipe ingredients, by the time you come to use your ‘egg’ mixture it will have thickened to a frog-spawn consistency (thicker if you added psyllium husk)

Then just add to your baking as you would an egg. For 2 eggs double the ingredients but note that recipes that require more than two eggs may fail due to lack of support in the structure.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Traditional Gluten Free Bread Pudding

Amount per Serving

Calories

396

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

15

g

23

%

Saturated Fat

 

6

g

30

%

Cholesterol

 

54

mg

18

%

Sodium

 

205

mg

9

%

Potassium

 

293

mg

8

%

Carbohydrates

 

60

g

20

%

Fiber

 

5

g

20

%

Sugar

 

33

g

37

%

Protein

 

5

g

10

%

Vitamin A

 

173

IU

3

%

Vitamin C

 

1

mg

1

%

Calcium

 

138

mg

14

%

Iron

 

1

mg

6

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Keyword Bread Pudding, Dairy Free, Free From, Gluten Free, Suet, Traditional Recipe

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