Blueberry, lemon curd and brioche bread-and-butter pudding

Method

1. Heat the oven to 190°C/170°C fan/ gas 5. Cut the end crust off the brioche loaf, then slice 7 x 7-8mm- thick slices from the brioche (about 200g in total). Cut off and discard the crusts (or save for breadcrumbs). Spread the slices with the butter and lemon curd, then quarter diagonally into 4 triangles.
2. Lay half the brioche triangles over the base of a 1.5 litre x 6cm deep ovenproof dish. Sprinkle over half the blueberries, then cover with the rest of the triangles, spread-side up, overlapping if necessary. Scatter over the rest of the blueberries.
3. Whisk the milk, cream, eggs, sugar, lemon zest and juice together in a bowl. Pour it over the top of the brioche and leave to soak for 5 minutes, pushing the top layer down into the liquid now and then so it soaks up the eggy mixture.
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4. Put the dish into a small deep roasting tin and pour enough just-boiled water into the tin to come halfway up the sides of the dish. Bake for 30 minutes until puffed and golden. Remove from the oven and the tin. Rest for 2 minutes, then serve warm, dusted with icing sugar, with a little extra cream if you wish.