Pudina tal-Hobz

Ingredients:

800g bread ideally maltese

60g unsalted butter

100g sugar

4 eggs beaten

100 g konfettura

50 g cherries

orange and lemon peel grated

5 TBls coacoa

200g sultanas

100g chopped dried friut (I use figs)

100g walnuts

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1 tsp mixed spice

2 tsp vanilla essence

1.5 cup whole milk

1.5 tsp baking powder

Method:

Divide the bread, and soak in water in a bowl for about 12 hours.

Grease cake tin or oven dish

Drain soaked bread and break into small pieces. Add beaten eggs and beat mixture.

Add the melted butter and mix in the other ingredients except the baking powder.

Mix well and finally add the baking powder and mix again.

Put mixture into greased dish.

Bake at 275 degreed for 30minutes. Put heat down to 225 degrees and contimue baking for another 30 min.

Let cool before serving.