Queen of Puddings

August 18, 2008 | Filed Under Baking, Blog Anniversary, Desserts/Sweets, Guest Bloggers, Puddings 

 Please help me welcome this week’s guest blogger, Elizabeth of The House in Marrakesh and About New York.  It is especially fitting that she’s made a tasty dessert because today happens to be the three year anniversary of The Cooking Adventures of Chef Paz.   Yay!  So, we can celebrate with her delicious-sounding Queen of Puddings.  Help yourself, everyone!  Thank you, Elizabeth!

Paz

 

Photo from DeliaOnLine.com

 

I am honored to be a guest blogger for chef Paz!

Some while ago, we were discussing our favorite dessets. We like dessert!

In these days of increasing food prices it is good to be thrifty.  What better way to use of stale white bread than a delicious

 Queen of Puddings?





Also called Queen Pudding, this dish, based on a 17th Century version, was created for Queen Victoria by her chefs at Buckingham Palace. You can tell Chef Paz and I like to be in important company! This is a great favorite with my family and is easy to make.



Serves 6-8



You need:

2 cups stale white breadcrumbs (you can make these in your blender from any stale loaf)

1 tbl sp castor sugar

2 tsp vanilla essence

1 tsp grated lemon rind

2 1/2 cups milk

60 gm butter

4 eggs separated

1/4 cup raspberry jam

3/4 cup caster sugar (extra)

2 tsp crystal sugar





Method:

1. Combine breadcrumbs, castor sugar, essence and rind in large bowl.

2. Heat milk and butter in pan until almost boiling, stir in to bread mixture; stand 10 mins

3. Stir yolks into bread mixture, pour into shallow ovenproof dish (five cup capacity).

4. Bake uncovered in moderate oven about 35 mins until set.

5. Carefully spread top of pudding with warmed jam.

6. Beat egg whites in small bowl with electric mixer until soft peaks form, gradually add extra castor sugar, beat until sugar is dissolved.

7. Spread meringue over pudding, bake in moderate oven about 10 mins or until lightly browned.



Serving Suggestion: Recipe best made before serving, not suitable for freezing or microwaving.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Comments

28 Responses to “Queen of Puddings”

  1. Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) UNITED STATES
    on August 18th, 2008 at 9:36 pm

    Three years! Congratulations, Paz — what a wonderful achievement.

  2. Kalyn UNITED STATES
    on August 18th, 2008 at 11:14 pm

    Congratulations on three years! Have a big dish of this pudding to celebrate!

  3. Rosa SWITZERLAND
    on August 19th, 2008 at 1:19 am

    It looks and sounds delicious!

    Happy Bloganniversary, wow!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

  4. Pille ESTONIA
    on August 19th, 2008 at 2:28 am

    Happy blog anniversary, dear Paz!!!

  5. sra INDIA
    on August 19th, 2008 at 5:07 am

    I’m not able to see the photo but like the idea of adding rind.
    And Paz, happy happy anniversary!

  6. Paz UNITED STATES
    on August 19th, 2008 at 5:59 am

    Hi Lydia: Thank you!

    Hi Kalyn: Thank you! I will! ;-)

    Hi Rosa: It does sound delicious, doesn’t it. Thank you!

    Hi Pille: Thank you!

    Hi Sra: I’m not sure why you can’t see the photo. Is anyone else having the same problem? I like the idea of adding the rind, too. I can imagine that it adds more to the taste for the better.

    Hi Elizabeth: Thanks so much for this lovely dessert. I can’t wait to try it and I love that it makes use of leftover bread, so that I don’t waste any food. Bread sure is expensive these days — almost four bucks. Yikes!

    Hugs to all,
    Paz

  7. Sylvia ARGENTINA
    on August 19th, 2008 at 3:12 pm

    Happy blog anniversary, Paz .The pudding looks great to celebrate. Yummyversary !!!

  8. Paz UNITED STATES
    on August 19th, 2008 at 4:53 pm

    Hi Sylvia: Thank you! ;-)

  9. Elizabeth UNITED STATES
    on August 19th, 2008 at 6:23 pm

    Yes, adding a little lemon rind/zest would be great – give it a little kick.
    Thanks for having me over and congratulations too!

  10. Simona UNITED STATES
    on August 19th, 2008 at 11:43 pm

    Happy anniversary, dear Paz. Dessert is a must and you got a nice one.

  11. Christine UNITED STATES
    on August 20th, 2008 at 8:16 pm

    Happy, happy blog anniversary, Paz! And what a great dessert you got to help you celebrate. I’m working on it… really I am.;)

  12. Paz UNITED STATES
    on August 20th, 2008 at 9:48 pm

    Elizabeth, thanks again for doing this.

    Simona, hi! Thank you!

    Thank you, Christine! And take your time! LOL!

    Hugs to all,
    Paz

  13. pennypincher UNITED KINGDOM
    on August 21st, 2008 at 11:53 am

    hi paz,

    wow 3 years, mine was a year old on 3/8!!!

    thank you elzabeth i love the recipe xxxxxx

  14. terry Rafferty UNITED STATES
    on August 21st, 2008 at 9:21 pm

    Congratulations on 3 years Paz – how wonderful!

    Elizabeth, the dessert looks so yummy, and I have been wanting to try making a bread pudding, so I will start with this one :smile:

  15. Mikky PHILIPPINES
    on August 22nd, 2008 at 11:09 am

    wow… looks good… one more pls… :wink: happy 3rd year of blogging… :smile:

  16. Amy UNITED STATES
    on August 22nd, 2008 at 11:32 am

    This looks yummy. I wanted to tell you that I made the Tomato & Bean soup last week~ It was delicious!~ I made homemade pizza to go with it.
    Hope you are feeling better & better!~Amy~

  17. Lori Lynn UNITED STATES
    on August 22nd, 2008 at 1:47 pm

    Sounds great. I appreciate the history lesson too.

  18. Paz UNITED STATES
    on August 23rd, 2008 at 7:21 am

    Hey there PennyPincher: Congratulations to you, too!

    Hi Terry: Thanks! Let us know how your pudding turns out.

    Hi Mikky: Welcome and thanks!

    Hi Amy: Oh, that’s exciting you were able to make the soup. I love the idea of the pizza with it. Glad you liked it. Thanks for letting us know it turned out well. And thanks, I continue to feel better. ;-)

    Hi Lori Lynn: I always appreciate a history lesson, too. Yes, a great-sounding dessert.

    Thanks for stopping by, all.

    Paz

  19. courtney UNITED STATES
    on August 23rd, 2008 at 10:51 pm

    Happy 3 year anniversary . What an accomplishment. Perfect dessert to celebrate.

  20. Paz UNITED STATES
    on August 23rd, 2008 at 11:15 pm

    Thanks, Courtney! :grin:

    Paz

  21. grace MALAYSIA
    on August 24th, 2008 at 2:30 am

    Congratulations paz.. Happy 3 years old and loads of more scrumptious cooking! Cheers!

  22. Paz UNITED STATES
    on August 24th, 2008 at 6:24 am

    Dear Grace: Thanks so much!

    Best to all,
    Paz

  23. Paz UNITED STATES
    on August 24th, 2008 at 7:56 pm

    Dear Elizabeth: Thanks again for this delectable dessert recipe.

    Paz xxoo

  24. valentina UNITED KINGDOM
    on August 24th, 2008 at 10:06 pm

    Great desert to celebrate the 3 years of the blog. Congratulations!!

  25. Jeanne UNITED KINGDOM
    on August 26th, 2008 at 8:29 am

    Happy anniversary! We look forward to many more years of your adventures :) And the pudding looks wonderful – another thing I have been meaning to make for the longest time but haven’t got round to.

  26. Paz UNITED STATES
    on August 26th, 2008 at 11:05 pm

    Dear Valentina: Thanks so much!

    Thank you, thank you, Jeanne! Let us know how your pudding turns out.

    Paz xxoo

  27. kev UNITED KINGDOM
    on April 25th, 2010 at 11:32 am

    cant get it right ….my breadcrumb mixture never seems to set !!! always ends up looking like puke, what am i doing wrong???????

  28. Paz UNITED STATES
    on April 26th, 2010 at 8:44 pm

    Hi Kev: According to Elizabeth, “tweak the ratio of egg/butter/sugar/milk/vanilla/ breadcrumbs maybe up the breadcrumbs also that part has to be cooked FIRST until it is set before you put the jam and merigue part on!!! Hope this helps!!!”

    For me, everything takes practice. Good luck and have fun making your Queen of Puddings.

    Paz

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