Easter bread & butter pudding

• 4 hot cross buns
• 60g (ish) butter
• 1/2 cup marmalade
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 cups milk
• 1 cup cream
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg

1. Slice buns into 3 & spread a side with butter & marmalade. Layer into 1.5L ovenproof dish.
2. Whisk remaining ingredients in a jug. Poor over the buns & sit for 20-30 mins.
3. Heat oven to 180.
4. Bake 35-40 mins, stand for 5 minutes & serve with vanilla icecream.

Spicy tomato & red lentil soup

• 1 onion
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 red chili
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 1 Tbsp tomato paste
• 800g tinned tomato
• 1 cup red lentils
• 2 cups chicken stock

1. Roughly blitz onion, garlic & chili.
2. Heat oil & fry onion mixture. For a few minutes. Add spices & tomato paste & fry another minute.
3. Add tomatoes, lentils & stock. Boil, reduce to simmer partially covered for 20 minutes. Blend & season.

Peanut butter & white chocolate cookies

For about 32 cookies:
125g butter
275g crunchy peanut butter
200g (1 cup firmly packed) brown sugar
1 egg
1 3/4 cups plain flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
120g white chocolate, chopped

1. Oven at 180.
2. Beat butters till creamy. Add brown sugar & beat till pale. Add egg & beat till combined.
3. Sift in flour & baking powder & combine with a wooden spoon. Stir in choc.
4. Make 1 Tbsp balls onto greaseproof paper, press flattish.
5. Bake for 12 mins, turning tray halfway through.