This delicious gluten free bread pudding is a delicious and squidgy bake, and great for using up stale gluten free bread. It's packed with dried fruit, with a crunchy, sugary topping.
Preheat the oven to 180C / Fan 160C / Gas Mark 4. Line a 20cm baking tin (square or round) with baking paper. Set to one side.
Tear the bread into small pieces and add to a large mixing bowl. Pour over the milk, melted butter, beaten egg, light brown sugar, mixed spice and cinnamon.
Use your hands to 'squish' the mixture together, until the bread has broken up and absorbed the liquid. It should be quite a wet mixture.
Add the dried fruit and mix together well using a wooden spoon or spatula.
Pour the mixture into the lined baking tin and smooth out into one thick, even layer. Sprinkle the top with demerara sugar.
Bake in the oven for 1 hour 30 minutes, until the top is brown and firm. (You can cover with foil if it starts to become too dark in the oven).
Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack for at least 30-40 minutes before removing from the tin and cutting. Enjoy warm or cold.
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Notes
This recipe can easily be made ahead and frozen. It will keep for a few days in an airtight container.