Soak the bread

• Tear the bread into chunks and place in a mixing bowl.
• Pour over the milk and beaten eggs and stir well.
• Leave to soak for a few hours or overnight.

Melt the lard and grease the dish

• Melt the lard in a saucepan or in the microwave.
• Grease the oven dish generously with a little more lard.

Mix the pudding

• Add the melted lard to the soaked bread mixture.
• Stir in the sugar, dried fruit and mixed spice.

Bake the pudding

• Transfer the mixture to the greased oven dish.
• Bake at 180 °C for about an hour and ten minutes, until set and golden.

Finish and serve

• Sprinkle with sugar.
• Cut into chunks and enjoy.