Old Fashioned Bread Pudding

From the 'Slow Cooker' leaflet but there's no reason why you shouldn't do it in the oven

• Ready In: 9 hrs
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 450  g  stale bread
• 500  ml water
• 100  g caster sugar
• 10  ml mixed spice
• 5  ml cinnamon
• 2 1⁄2 ml nutmeg, grated
• 100  g sultanas
• 100  g currants
• 50  g  mixed peel
• 25  g butter

Directions

1. Soak the bread well in the water. When well soaked mash bread and drain off excess water add the remaining ingredients to the bread stirring well, transfer to the slow cooker. Place the lid in position. Cook on the low settling for 8 - 10 hours. 30 minutes before serving switch to high setting to allow the edges of the bread to become crisp. Serve hot or cold sprinkled wit caster sugar.