White chocolate bread and butter pudding
All-butter croissants are used instead of bread for an indulgent take on this old fashioned pudding.
Equipment and preparation: for this recipe you will need an ice cream maker and a stick blender.
Ingredients
For the whisky ice cream
- 400ml/14fl oz double cream
- 100ml/3½fl oz full fat milk
- 1 vanilla pod, split in half lengthways and seeds scraped out
- 6 free-range egg yolks
- 100²µ/3½´Ç³ú caster sugar
- 100ml/3½fl oz whisky
For the pudding
- 3 large all-butter croissants, thickly sliced
- 25g/1oz sultanas
- 40²µ/1½´Ç³ú butter, softened
- 500ml/18fl oz double cream
- 500ml/18fl oz milk
- 300²µ/10½´Ç³ú white chocolate, roughly chopped
- 3 free-range eggs
- 6 free-range egg yolks
- 200g/7oz caster sugar
- 75ml/3floz whisky
- 2 tbsp icing sugar, to dust
For the honeycomb foam
Method
For the ice cream, put the cream and milk in a saucepan with the vanilla pod (reserve the seeds for the pudding) and bring to a simmer.
Whisk the egg yolks and sugar together in a bowl.
Add the whisky to the hot cream and bring to a simmer then pour it over the eggs and whisk to combine. Return the mixture to the pan and heat until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.
Strain and reserve the vanilla pod for making the pudding. Pour into an ice cream maker and churn following the manufacturer’s instructions. Freeze until needed.
For the pudding, preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
Lay the croissants in an ovenproof dish with the sultanas layered in between, then dot with the softened butter.
Place the cream, milk and reserved vanilla pod and seeds in a saucepan. Bring to the boil, add the chocolate and whisk until melted.
Place the eggs, egg yolks and sugar in a bowl and whisk to combine. Pour the hot chocolate custard through a sieve over the eggs and whisk to combine. Add the whisky and mix. Ladle it through a fine sieve over the croissants and set aside for 15-20 minutes to soak.
Cover with aluminium foil and place in the oven for 25-30 minutes, or until golden-brown and the custard is just set.
Remove from the oven and dust with icing sugar. Use a blowtorch or place under the grill to caramelise.
For the foam, place the milk, honeycomb and lecithin into a small saucepan and bring to the boil, then froth with a stick blender until foaming.
To serve, place a slice of the pudding in the centre of the serving plates with some of the sauce from the dish, top with a scoop of ice cream and a spoonful of foam.
