Queen of Puddings

August 18, 2008 | Filed Under Guest Bloggers, Puddings, About New York, The House in Marrakesh, Fellow Bloggers, Desserts/Sweets, Cooking Adventures of Chef Paz, Blog Anniversary, Baking 

 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comments

26 Responses to “Queen of Puddings”

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

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

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

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

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

    It looks and sounds delicious!

    Happy Bloganniversary, wow!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

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

    Happy blog anniversary, dear Paz!!!

  5. sra on August 19th, 2008 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 on August 19th, 2008 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 on August 19th, 2008 3:12 pm

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

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

    Hi Sylvia: Thank you! ;-)

  9. Elizabeth on August 19th, 2008 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 on August 19th, 2008 11:43 pm

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

  11. Christine on August 20th, 2008 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 on August 20th, 2008 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 on August 21st, 2008 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 on August 21st, 2008 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 on August 22nd, 2008 11:09 am

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

  16. Amy on August 22nd, 2008 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 on August 22nd, 2008 1:47 pm

    Sounds great. I appreciate the history lesson too.

  18. Paz on August 23rd, 2008 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 on August 23rd, 2008 10:51 pm

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

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

    Thanks, Courtney! :grin:

    Paz

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

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

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

    Dear Grace: Thanks so much!

    Best to all,
    Paz

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

    Dear Elizabeth: Thanks again for this delectable dessert recipe.

    Paz xxoo

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

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

  25. Jeanne on August 26th, 2008 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 on August 26th, 2008 11:05 pm

    Dear Valentina: Thanks so much!

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

    Paz xxoo

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