Australian Hasty Pudding Recipes

AUSTRALIAN HASTY PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C.
• Melt butter, add sugar and egg. Beat briskly then add flour, and then milk. Beat to batter consistency.
• Pour golden syrup into a buttered/greased small pie dish (my Granny used an old enamel baking dish that holds about two cups of liquid - it's important the dish is not too shallow and the batter not spread too thinly) and allow to settle, then pour batter on top of golden syrup.
• Bake for about 25-30 minutes. It should have a crisp, golden crust (almost biscuit-like) and a soggy bottom. Spoon straight from pie dish into bowls and serve with ice-cream or cream and a little extra golden syrup.

HASTY PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 inch square baking dish.
• In a medium bowl, mix together brown sugar, boiling water, vanilla, and butter. Pour into prepared baking dish.
• In a clean bowl, mix together white sugar, flour, milk, baking powder, nuts, and raisins. Drop by spoonfuls on top of the mixture in the baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Serve warm.

HASTY PUDDING

Steps:

• Make a paste of the corn meal and cold water, stirring until there are no lumps and pour gradually into the boiling water.
• Stir until very thick.
• Place in a double boiler, cover and cook from 2 to 3 hours, stirring frequently.
• Serve hot with sugar and milk, with plenty of butter and salt as desired.

HASTY PUDDING -A VERY OLD CORNMEAL RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. Put the cornmeal in a bowl and add 1cup of cold water.. In a heavy saucepan bring 3 cups of water, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt to a boil. Carefully stir in the cornmeal mixture, making sure it does not lump. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally,for 12 to 15 minutes. Serve pudding with a pat of butter ( Oh! go ahead LOTS,of butter) and the sweetener of your choice, or cream.
• 2. Picture is my lunch 10/31/11 lots of butter, maple syrup in the middle.. I eat around the outer edge first, while dipping the spoon with pudding into the syrup. My, my, that,s GOOOOD!

TRADITIONAL AUSTRALIAN SUMMER PUDDING

Steps:

• Cut a large round from one of the slices of bread to fit in the bottom of a six-cup pudding bowl or basin. Cut the remaining slices in half and use to line the sides of the bowl, overlapping the slices slightly and trimming where necessary. Once you have finished lining the bowl, you should have enough bread left over for the top.
• Put the redcurrants, blackcurrants and blueberries in a saucepan with the sugar, lemon juice, water and kirsch (if using) and heat gently until the sugar has dissolved and the juices start to flow from the berries. Add the remaining fruits - the blackberries, raspberries and strawberries - and heat gently for 5 minutes or until the berries have just softened. Remove from the heat.
• Spoon the fruit and juice into the lined pudding bowl and cover with the reserved bread, then cover with plastic wrap. Stand the bowl on a plate or small plastic tray to catch any juices. Place a small, flat plate on top of the pudding and add some extra weight, ideally about 1 kilo. Two tubs of margarine would do the job! Chill the pudding overnight.
• When you are ready to serve the pudding, remove the weights and the plate and plastic wrap, and using a palette knife, gently loosen it from the sides of the bowl. Invert the pudding onto a plate, preferably one with a small lip, to retain the juices and keep them on the plate. Shake gently to release the pudding, decorate with extra fruit around the base of the pudding and serve the pudding with cardamom cream.
• Cardamom Cream: Mix together the cardamom seeds and the cream and chill for two hours.
• Chef's Tip: To prevent gaps appearing in the bread as you line the bowl, trim the sides of each slice at an angle so that the slices fit more easily around the bowl.