Bread Pudding

[Kazal]

I wanted a good recipe for making bread pudding and found one with very good reviews on the BBC good food website, however I notice that it states 1 1/2 tablespoons of mixed spice, whereas several other recipes only use teaspoons of mixed spice. Don't want to waste all the ingredients by using the wrong amount, but it does seem rather a lot when you consider the size of the pot of mixed spice that you buy. Would welcome some thoughts.

[Mamyalynne]

That looks like a misprint,far too much - as you say a teaspoon should suffice.

[ladyalex]

I would definitely go with teaspoons.
I cannot think I have ever seen a cake/pudding recipe which has called for tablespoons of mixed spice.
Vats of chutney, maybe, but not a tray of bread pud.

[Slapshot]

1. Use a Pannetone instead of bread
2. Soak Sultanas (lots of them) in warmed Whisky or Rum for 24hrs
3. make sure your egg mix is sweet enough,
4. don't overcook it

1 tsp of mixed spice but sprikle the top with a mix of cinnamon nutmeg and brown sugar for the last 15 mins of cooking ........ soft, crunchy topped unctiousness

[mccfluff]

i think you're thinking of bread & butter pudding slappy, bread pudding is different

fatties mum says she uses a heaped teaspoon

[Slapshot]

hmmmm maybe...

[Svejk]

personally, I'd go for 1/2 a teaspoon. Too much really spoils it. I've never tried panatone before. I shall give it a go. Do you let it go stale?

[Slapshot]

No Svejk.... I just buy a few of them.... ;0)

[mccfluff]

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/13355/bread-pudding

i'm guessing this is what kazal is on about?

[Kazal]

Mccfluff, yes that is the site. What confused me was that there are over 80 reviews, mostly good and yet not one points out the error

[wired]

Have made this several times the ratio of fruit to spice is just right, it does make a very large bread pudding, I usually cut this into many more portions than stated and freeze most of it. It really does deserve the nominations.

[UKSWF]

^^ Wired?

So do think it should be 'Tablespoons' I am a little confused?

[BlackadderV]

There can't be much difference between one 1/2 tablespoon and a teaspoon.

[chris1957au]

bread pudding does need a heavy does of mixed spice, the amount will also vary according to quantity of the other ingredients.

[lilacben]

I would have said more than one teaspoon.? It wouldnt be very spicy with that small amount? x