best dessert recipe.......ever!
Queen of Puddings
Mrs. Beeton, the very famous domestic Goddess of her time, referred to her best dessert recipe as Queen of Bread Puddings! Some know it as Custard Bread Pudding and others as Manchester Pudding.
Whatever name it goes by, personally, I believe this to be the best dessert recipe ever, for a stylishly simple and very impressive finalé to a lunch or dinner party. This British classic is basically a custard and bread pudding finished with a light and fluffy cloud of meringue.
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The custard base can be prepared the day before and refrigerated. Allow it to come back to room temperature before topping with the meringue and then baking.
The best dessert recipe ......ever!
Queen of Puddings
INGREDIENTS
Serves 6
1 pint (600ml) milk
1 oz (50g) unsalted butter
4 oz (110g) fresh white breadcrumbs
1 oz (50g) caster sugar
Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
4 medium egg yolks, beaten
3 tablespoons raspberry jam, warmed
For the meringue
4 medium egg whites
4oz (110g) superfine granulated (caster) sugar
1 tbsp icing sugar, for dusting
Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C/Gas mark 4.
METHOD
- Generously butter a 2 pint shallow pie or baking dish.
- Bring the milk and lemon zest to the boil in a saucepan. Take it off the heat and add the butter, sugar and breadcrumbs. Stir well to mix and allow to cool for 20 minutes.
- Add the egg yolks to the cooled breadcrumb mixture and stir well.
- Pour the mixture into the buttered dish and stand this in a roasting tray ¾ filled with hot water.
- Bake for 30 to 40 minutes until the custard is just set. Leave to cool for 10 minutes before carefully spreading the warmed jam over the surface.
- Increase the oven temperature to 450F/230C, gas mark 8.
- Using an electric whisk beat the egg whites until stiff. Then whisk in half of the sugar to form a glossy meringue. Finally fold in the remaining sugar using a metal spoon.
- Spoon the meringue over the custard base and swirl the top. Dust lightly with the icing sugar. Return to the oven for about 15 minutes until the topping is golden brown.
Serve warm.
And there you have it, truly the best dessert ever.......
Queen of Puddings.
ENJOY!
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