Pudina

• 1 loaf bread, day-old
• 375 g sugar
• 2 tablespoons custard powder
• 2 tablespoons cornflour
• 4 tablespoons cocoa
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 500 g mixed dried fruit
• 250 g almonds
• 250 g glace cherries, halved
• vanilla
• 4 4 tablespoons brandy or 4 tablespoons sherry wine

1. Preheat oven to 200u0b0C.
2. Tear bread into small pieces and soak in cold water for 15 minutes until soft.
3. Place bread in a colander and mash, draining liquid.
4. Transfer to a large bowl and add sugar, custard powder, cornflour and cocoa.
5. Stir in beaten eggs and mix well.
6. Add dried fruit and half of the almonds and glace cherries. Add vanilla and whiskey.
7. Pour into a baking dish or slab tin and decorate with remaining cherries and almonds.
8. Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour (check puddina by piercing with a toothpick - the toothpick should be dry when you remove it).
9. Cut into squares and serve warm or cold.

bread, sugar, custard powder, cornflour, cocoa, eggs, almonds, glace cherries, vanilla, brandy

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pudina-276273 (may not work)