Puddings Recipes - Glazed Berry Pudding Recipe

Ingredients

SERVES 8

• Butter for greasing

• 4 eggs (separated)

• 50g/2oz caster sugar

• 25g/1oz plain flour

• 150ml/1/4pt double cream

• 150ml/1/4pt milk

• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence

• 225g/8oz icing sugar (plus extra for dusting)

• 450g/1lb mixed red berries

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Method:

1. Lightly grease 8 x 150ml/5fl oz ramekins. Combine the egg yolks in a bowl with the caster sugar and beat until pale, then stir in the flour.

2. Bring the cream and milk to the boil in a small saucepan then pour into the yolk mixture, stirring.

3. Return the mixture to the pan and cook over a gentle heat for 2 minutes, stirring all the time or until thick and smooth.

4. Turn into a clean bowl, add the vanilla essence, cover and leave to cool. Put the egg whites and icing sugar in a large heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water, whisk for 10 minutes until thick then remove from the heat and whisk until cool.

5. Put 2 tablespoonfuls of the berries in the bottom of each ramekin. Fold the meringue into the custard and pile on top of the berries, then put back in the freezers for at least 7 hours.

6. Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F/Gas mark 7. Remove the ramekins from the freezer, place on a baking tray and dust thickly with icing sugar. Bake for 20 minutes and serve immediately.