Queen of Puddings

Queen of Puddings — a recipes for dessert recipe, 8 ingredients, about 80 min.

Serves 4 · 80 min · Recipes for dessert

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 2 cups milk
  • 3 oz (½ cup / 85 g) white sugar
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 2 oz (4 Tbsp / 55 g) butter
  • 6 oz (about 4 cups / 170 g) freshly-grated bread crumbs
  • 4 eggs, separated
  • 4 Tbsp raspberry jam, or jam of choice
  • 2 Tbsp vanilla sugar
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 2 cups milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk
  • 2 oz (4 Tbsp / 55 g) butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  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 350°F (180°C) for 35 minutes.
  5. Remove from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes.
  6. Spread the top with the warmed jam, being careful not to break the surface of the pudding.
  7. Whip the egg whites with the vanilla sugar and a few drops of lemon juice until the mixture reaches soft peaks.
  8. Spread the meringue over the top of the pudding. Return to the oven and bake for 15 minutes until the meringue has browned.
  9. Serve as is or with crème anglaise.

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Source

Wikibooks Cookbook — adapted under CC BY-SA 3.0