Another recipe that is hard to source - probably someone's Granny had occasion to make a pudding out of a few ingredients - and this is the veritable Queen of a result!
Ingredients
3oz/120g breadcrumbs
2 tablespoon sugar
1pt/500ml hot milk
2
eggs
2-3 tablespoon of softened strawberry jam
Method
Put the breadcrumbs and sugar in a bowl and pour on the hot milk. Leave to soak for a few minutes. Separate the egg yolks and whites, beat the yolks and add to the mixture. Pour into a greased 2 pint/1litre pie-dish, and cook at Gas Mark 4-5, 350deg. F, 180deg. C until set. Remove from heat and allow to stand for a few minutes. Meanwhile beat the egg whites and make a meringue with 2-4 Tablespoon of sugar. Soften the jam by warming or adding a little hot water. Spread jam on top of the pudding, and cover with meringue. Bake until the meringue is lightly colored (15-20minutes). Serve hot or cold.
Comment
Always a popular pudding - and deemed to be complicated purely because of the meringue. In fact it's very easy - and very tasty!
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