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Queen of Puddings
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

  • milk
    2 cups
  • (1/2 cup) sugar
    3 oz
  • Zest of 1 lemon
    1 unit
  • (4 Tbs.) butter
    2 oz
  • (about 4 cups) freshly grated bread crumbs.
    6 oz
  • eggs
    separated
    4 unit
  • Tbs. raspberry jam
    or jam of choice
    4 unit
  • Tbs. vanilla sugar
    2 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.