Custard Bread Pudding

Begin by preheating your oven to a temperature of 350 degrees Fahrenheit (or equivalently, 175 degrees Celsius). This will ensure that your oven is at the ideal heat level for baking.

Next, take a 9-inch round pie dish or cake pan and give it a light coating of grease. This will prevent the bread from sticking to the dish during baking.

Take a loaf of bread and butter both sides generously. Cut the bread into triangles, making sure they are all roughly the same size. Arrange a single layer of these buttered bread triangles in the bottom of your prepared pie dish or cake pan, allowing them to slightly overlap one another.

Now, sprinkle half of the sugar you have on hand over the layer of bread in the pan. You'll also need to add half a cup of currants on top of this sugar layer.

Add the remaining bread triangles on top of the first layer, followed by a sprinkle of the remaining sugar.

In a separate bowl, whisk together milk, eggs, and a pinch of nutmeg until well combined. Pour this mixture over the bread layer in the pan, making sure to press it down firmly with a spatula. This will help compress the pudding and allow the bread to absorb the milk mixture more evenly.

Finally, place your prepared pan in the preheated oven and bake until it is golden brown and set, taking around 30 to 40 minutes to achieve the desired result.