
RCI-DS.001.0033.001
Queen of Puddings
Desserts | Cuisine of the United Kingdom This favourite English pudding is a baked bread pudding wi
Prep15 min
Cook30 min
Total45 min
Servings4
Difficultyintermediate
Ingredients
- milk2 cups
- (1/2 cup) sugar3 oz
- Zest of 1 lemon1 unit
- (4 Tbs.) butter2 oz
- (about 4 cups) freshly grated bread crumbs.6 oz
- eggs4 unitseparated
- Tbs. raspberry jam4 unitor jam of choice
- Tbs. vanilla sugar2 unit
Method
1
Heat the milk, sugar, lemon zest and butter until just below the boil.
2
Pour onto the bread crumbs and allow the whole to cool slightly, about 10 minutes.
3
Beat the egg yolks and stir into the bread crumb and milk mixture.
4
Bake at 350ºF (180ºC) for 35 minutes.
5
Remove from the oven and after it has cooled for 10 minutes, spread the top with the warmed jam, being careful not to break the surface of the pudding.
6
Whisk the egg whites with the vanilla sugar and a few drops of lemon juice to soft peaks.
7
Spread the meringue over the top of the pudding. Return to the oven and bake for 15 minutes until the meringue has browned.
8
Serve as is or with crème anglaise.