Milky Bread Comfort Food

Ingredients

• 1 slice bread, torn up into small pieces (any type, dry bread works better than fresh, fruit bread's nice, I like malted bread best)
• 3/4 cup milk (use as much or as little to taste, any type works, I use soya but you can use normal or flavoured et)
• 1 tablespoon sugar or Splenda sugar substitute
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup (optional, if using, omit the sugar or Splenda)
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon (optional) or ginger (optional) or mixed spice, etc (optional)
• 1 tablespoon raisins (optional) or sultana (optional) or dried fruit, etc (optional)
• 1 teaspoon sugar (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat grill to high.

2. 2

   Put pieces of bread in a microwavable bowl/ramekin (about 200ml/1 cup).

3. 3

   Sprinkle with sugar/Splenda/maple syrup and spices (if using).

4. 4

   Pour over milk to taste (at least enough to cover the bread).

5. 5

   Microwave on high for 1 minute, or until milk starts to bubble.

6. 6

   Sprinkle with extra sugar if using, then either put ramekin straight under the grill, or transfer into a grillable bowl, then grill for 3-5 minutes depending on grill or how crunchy you want the top to be.

7. 7

   Remove from grill and eat with a teaspoon. Make sure it's not too hot, sometimes the milk underneath the top is still boiling. I like it with a crunchy top and lots of milk underneath where the bread's totally disintegrated, you can try with more or less milk to get the consistency you want.

8. 8

   If you don't have a microwave, you can bake in the oven for 20-30 minutes, then grill. Or alternatively if you don't have a grill, it still tastes great eaten straight from the bowl after microwaving.