Tsoureki bread and butter pudding

Tsoureki bread and butter pudding! Possibly even better than the tsoureki itself!
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Thanks to Covid, I only had two packets of yeast to work with this Easter, so I had to cut my tsoureki recipe by a third. That means that our tsoureki is already GONE! 😭 Sharing this pic from a few years ago because if I still had tsoureki, this is what I’d be doing with it!

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#RECIPE:
6-8 slices tsoureki
1/2 c (100g) butter
1/3c (75g) sugar
1 handful raisins or currants
2c (500ml) milk
2 eggs
1 tsp ground mahlepi
1 pinch mastiha
zest of 1/2 orange
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Butter both sides of tsoureki slices and cut each slice in half. Grease a baking dish, then layer in the slices, sprinkling each with sugar and the raisins or currants. Beat together the milk, eggs, mahlepi, mastiha, and zest. Pour over bread and let soak in for 10-15 min before baking in a preheated 375 F / 190 C oven for 30 minutes, or till a dark golden brown.
If you don't have tsoureki, try it with brioche or challah.