Orange Bread Pudding

Directions

1. 1
   Sift the flour and baking powder and mix well.
2. 2
   In a seperate bowl, mix the butter and sugar and beat till light.
3. 3
   Add the beaten eggs and mix until well blended.
4. 4
   Next add the fruit, bread crumbs and orange rind.
5. 5
   Fold in the flour and orange juice alternately.
6. 6
   In a pudding mould, Layer the bottom with maple syrup.
7. 7
   Sprinkle the almond slivers on it.
8. 8
   Pour the mixed pudding batter into the mold over the syrup it.
9. 9
   Put a lid on the mold and put it in a rice cooker.
10. 10
    Pour water in the cooker upto half the mould height.
11. 11
    Switch the cooker into cooking and let it cook for 1 hours.
12. 12
    After 1 hr remove the mould from the cooker and let it cool for 5 minutes.
13. 13
    Invert the mould into a plate and cut into slices.
14. 14
    Serve warm with custard.