Pudding and the Pogues

Croissant and Butter Pudding
(PS. the pics were added 30th Jan. I just had to make this after posting the recipe up. It was delicious)
75 g unsalted butter
75g sultanas (these are optional - I never use them 'cos I think they look like bugs)
5 stale croissants, I tear them up to fit
3 tablespoons good quality apricot jam
4 egg yolks
1 egg
3 tablespoons caster sugar
700ml full cream milk (or 400 ml milk and 300 ml single cream if you want to play dice with your cholesterol count - I say life is too short to count your cholesterol but I suppose others think life is too short not to)
2 tablespoons demerara sugar

Preheat oven to 180 C

Grease a 1.5 litre dish with some of the butter. Spread the croissants liberally with butter and apricot jam; you should leave some of the butter to spread on the top later. Squish the croissants into the dish. Some people manage to do this artistically, I'm in too much of a greed induced hurry to get the thing cooked and eaten to bother. If you are using sultanas, now is the time to scatter them over.

Whisk the egg yolks and egg together with the caster sugar and pour in the cream and milk. Leave to soak for about ten minutes. Spread any sticky out bits with remaining butter and sprinkle the demerara sugar over all.

Pop the pudding dish on a baking sheet and cook for about 45 min. Let it sit for a little while for the puffiness to subside and spoon into bowls.

Apparently this can be eaten with custard. I never bother as it is quite rich enough.

And for dessert...

The deeply untasty Pogues with an annoying vid. Ignore that 'cos the song is a favourite of mine...