There’s something quite nostalgic and humble about the bread and butter pudding. However, if you’re after a decadent dessert to finish off your evening, I have the perfect fusion to pair with a beautiful glass of wine. With International Sauvignon Blanc Day on the 4th of May, it seemed only natural to share an elegant new recipe to celebrate, along with a glass of sauv, my pick being the Peter Yealands Reserve Sauvignon Blanc.

It’s well known that citrus desserts (particularly lemon) pair extremely well with a glass of sauvignon blanc, so my bread and butter pudding could only be fused with one of my own favourite lemon desserts, lemon meringue. Between the layers of bread and butter there’s a smooth lemon and cream cheese custard, as well as white chocolate and mixed spice to balance the flavours nicely. This is then drizzled with a lemon glaze, topped with fluffy meringue and adorned with lemon curd. Not only will this dessert be a show stopper, but you’ll be please to know that it pairs beautifully with Peter Yealands Reserve Sauvignon Blanc.

Sauvignon Blanc is what Yealands Estate does best and they’ve been busy earning themselves recognition and awards over the past 10 years, including the Air NZ People’s Choice Awards. All of the Yealands Estate wines reflect their expertise as winemakers, leading the world in sustainable winemaking to bring us the best Sauvignon Blanc their land has to offer. Every bit extraordinary, learn more about their wines and story here.

Giveaway

To celebrate International Sauvignon Blanc Day on May 4th, Yealands Estate have an amazing giveaway and want you to ‘Express you Sauv’ and share your amazing food and dessert matches. All you need to do is:

Visit www.yealands.co.nz/expressyoursauv, upload your food match and customise your image with their fun stickers.
Enter your details.
Share with their friends using the #ExpressYourSauv hashtag and tagging @Yealands.

Please note: For best results, this dessert should be prepared overnight, or 6-8 hours before baking when serving hot.

Lemon Meringue Bread and Butter Pudding

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Prep time

30 mins

Cook time

45 mins

Total time

1 hour 15 mins

Serves: 8 Slices

Ingredients

Pudding
12-14 Slices of Stale Bread
150g Butter - Room Temp
2 Teaspoon Mixed Spice
200g White Chocolate Buttons
Custard
2 Eggs
3 Egg Yolks
40g Caster Sugar
100ml Milk
250ml Cream
100g Cream Cheese
50ml Lemon Juice
Zest of 1 Lemon
Glaze
80g Caster Sugar
50g Butter
100ml Lemon Juice
Meringue
3 Egg Whites
120g Caster Sugar
¼ Teaspoon Cream of Tartar
Lemon Curd - Optional

Instructions

Start by lining a 20cm square baking tin with greaseproof paper and set aside.
Butter one side of each slice of bread, remove crusts, cut slices in half, then set aside.
Starting on the lemon custard, crack 2 eggs into a medium sized bowl, separate and add the remaining 3 egg yolks. Retain the 3 egg whites for later (they will be used for the meringue). Cover egg whites and place in the fridge.
Measure the lemon juice into a small jug and then add in the zest. Add to the eggs and whisk through.
In a medium sized pot, bring the milk, cream and cream cheese to a simmer, stirring constantly. Slowly pour the hot milk mixture in with the eggs and whisk while doing so. Set mixture aside.
Place a layer of buttered bread over the bottom of prepared baking tin. Pour ⅓ of the lemon custard over top. Sprinkle with white chocolate buttons and 1 teaspoon of mixed spice. Repeat these layers (bread, custard, chocolate, bread, custard, chocolate, bread, custard).
Cover with cling film and place in the fridge either overnight, or for 6-8 hours to allow the bread to soak up the custard.
When you’re ready to bake your bread and butter pudding, remove from fridge and preheat oven to 160 degrees. When at temperature, bake for 40-45 minutes depending on size of baking tin and oven. Pudding should be firm to the touch and/or skewer should come out clean.
If you wish to serve your bread and butter pudding hot, start on making the lemon syrup and meringue while the pudding bakes.
For the meringue, add the 3 egg whites you saved earlier, into the bowl of freestanding mixer or using a hand-held beater. Whip the egg whites for a few minutes until soft peaks form. Add in the sugar and cream of tartar and continue to whip until fluffy and sugar has dissolved. Set aside.
For the lemon glaze, add the lemon juice, butter and sugar to a small pot and bring to a boil while stirring. Once boiling, allow to bubble away for 1 minute without stirring. Remove from the heat, but keep warm until serving.
Once the pudding has baked, allow to cool slightly before slicing and plating up.
To assemble your lemon meringue bread and butter pudding, drizzle with lemon glaze, dollop with fluffy meringue and dot with lemon curd - Optional.
If you have a culinary torch at hand, you can give the meringue a bit of colour for the added wow factor. Pair with a glass of Peter Yealands Reserve Sauvignon Blanc and enjoy!