Hot cross bread & lemon pudding

• knob of butter

  for the dish

• stale hot cross buns↗4
• lemon curd200g g
• large eggs↗2
• double cream↗200ml ml
• milk↗200ml ml
• vanilla extract↗½ tsp tsp
• caster sugar↗4 tbsp tbsp
• little lemon zest↗
• cream or vanilla ice cream↗

  to serve (optional)

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Butter a 1-litre baking dish that will quite snugly fit the buns. Cut each bun into 3 slices, and sandwich back together with a generous spreading of curd. Arrange buns in the dish.

2. 2

   Whisk egg, cream, milk and remaining curd, then sieve into a jug with the vanilla and 3 tbsp of the sugar. Pour over the buns and stand at room temperature for 30 mins for the custard to soak in.

3. 3

   Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/ gas 3. Scatter the remaining sugar and lemon zest over the pudding. Bake for 30-40 mins until the top is golden and the custard gently set. Stand for 5 mins, then serve with cream or vanilla ice cream, if you like.