They sit together at the kitchen table, a steaming pot of English tea between them, while the delightful aroma of homemade bread pudding slowly spreads through the kitchen. For Bilderberg Chef Steve Sykes, these are precious childhood memories. His love for cooking began in his parents' kitchen in England. "My mother and I often stood together in the kitchen preparing traditional English dishes," he says with a smile.
During the renewal and sustainability efforts of the Bilderberg breakfast buffet, Steve rediscovered the family recipe. "Reducing food waste has long been a priority in our kitchens. Bread often remains leftover during breakfast, and Bread Pudding is the perfect dish to utilize this. It's truly the foundation. Of course, whipped cream and custard complete the recipe," Steve adds with a smile.
Our fight against food waste
In 2023, Bilderberg revamped its breakfast buffet, meticulously screening 125 breakfast items and replacing them with more sustainable choices where necessary. To further reduce food waste, we enlisted the help of Orbisk, a smart food meter that weighs and categorizes discarded food. What did we find? Bread was the most wasted product at breakfast. Instead of reducing the bread offering, chef Steve came up with the idea of introducing the nostalgic Bread Pudding as a valuable addition to the assortment. Thanks to his creativity, all Bilderberg chefs now use his recipe, resulting in almost zero food waste of bread.
of Steve's Mum Breadpudding
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 45 minutes
12
Baking pan 28 cm
Ingredients:
400 grams stale bread
135 ml heavy cream
570 ml whole milk
2 Medium eggs
3 Medium egg yolks
20 grams Bourbon Vanilla Sugar
70 grams granulated sugar
80 grams golden raisins (soaked)
20 grams custard powder
Juice of 0.5 Lemon
Powdered sugar for garnish
Topping:
90 grams sliced almonds
60 grams granulated sugar
15 ml egg white
Instructions:
"Personally, I find currant bread and white bread the tastiest in a bread pudding. The Bread Pudding is also suitable for freezing. Enjoy it within 2 months, but with this delicious recipe, that shouldn't be a problem!"
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