Sweets / RICETTI
Maltese bread pudding
Stale bread turned into a dark cocoa and citrus pudding.
◷ 110 min / 10 servings
Method
- Tear bread and soak in milk for 30 minutes. Mash thoroughly with a fork.
- Mix in eggs, sugar, cocoa, butter, zest and cinnamon.
- Fold in raisins, chopped walnuts and candied peel. Transfer to an oiled 25 × 20 cm dish.
- Bake 55–65 minutes at 180°C, or 160°C fan, until set and a skewer has no wet mixture. Cool before cutting.
✳ From the kitchen
Refrigerate after cooling because it contains milk and eggs.
Tradition reference
Maltese traditional dishes · historical recipe collection ↗Reference for the dish tradition. This recipe is an original home-kitchen adaptation; family versions vary. Not professionally kitchen-tested.