Gingerbread Peach Summer Pudding Recipes

SUMMER PEACH PUDDING DESSERT

Steps:

• Preheat oven at 350 degrees.
• Spread peaches in a well greased 13x9 baking dish.
• Blend flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• Add milk, beating until a batter forms.
• Pour over peaches.
• Drizzle margarine over top of mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.
• Let cool and refrigerate about 4 hours prior to serving.

GINGERBREAD-PEACH SUMMER PUDDING

Steps:

• To make the gingerbread, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan and set aside. Bring the water to a boil. Remove from the heat and whisk in the butter until melted. Whisk in the molasses and the eggs. Sift together the flour, sugar, soda, salt, ginger and cinnamon into a large bowl. Gradually stir in the molasses mixture. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and bake until cake springs back when touched in the center, about 1 hour. Let cool. (Gingerbread can be baked 1 day ahead.)
• Meanwhile, to make the topping, combine the water, sugar and ginger in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, lower the heat and simmer for 2 minutes. Let stand at least 30 minutes; strain.
• Cut the gingerbread in half, reserving half for another use. (It can be wrapped tightly and frozen.) Slice the half into 8 pieces, about 3/8 inch thick. Arrange the gingerbread slices in a 7 1/2-by-11 1/2-inch shallow baking dish in a single or slightly overlapping layer. Brush with about 1/4 cup of the ginger syrup, especially around the edges.
• Place the peaches in a large bowl and toss with the remaining syrup. Spread the peaches, with their syrup, over the gingerbread. Cover with aluminum foil. Bake until the peaches are very soft but not mushy, about 45 minutes to 1 1/2 hours, depending on the ripeness of the fruit. Serve warm or at room temperature.

PEAR GINGERBREAD PUDDING.

Steps:

• Grease an 8 inch square (2L) glass baking dish. Spread pears in dish and drizzle honey over it. Set aside.
• In a large bowl beat butter with sugar until fluffy. , then beat in molasses and egg. (The secret to loosening molasses is to let it sit in a small bowl of warm water. I learned this from a cooking show and it works like a charm.).
• In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, ginger, cinnamon, ground cloves, baking soda and salt. Stir into molasses mixture and alternately with hot water, making three additions of dry ingredients, and two additions of water. Pour over pears.
• Bake in a preheated 350 F degree (180 C) oven until straw or cake tester inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Serve warm. They say it takes about 30 minutes, but from my personal experience, in order for the straw or cake tester to come out clean it has to be in the oven between 40-45 minutes.

PEACH AND BERRY SUMMER PUDDING

Steps:

• Combine the strawberries, sugar, and 1/4 cup of water in a large saucepan and cook uncovered over medium-low heat for 5 minutes. Add 2 half-pints of the raspberries and all of the blueberries and peaches and cook, stirring occasionally, until the mixture reaches a simmer. Simmer for 1 minute. Off the heat, stir in the remaining raspberries and the framboise.
• Slice the bread into 1/2-inch-thick slices and remove the crusts. In the bottom of a 7 1/2-inch round by 3-inch high soufflé or baking dish, ladle about 1/2 cup of the cooked fruit mixture. Arrange slices of bread on top in a pattern (this will become the top when the pudding is unmolded) and then add more fruit mixture to saturate. Continue adding bread, cutting it to fit the mold, and fruit. Finish with bread and cooked fruit, using all of the fruit and syrup.
• Place a sheet of plastic wrap loosely over the pudding. Find a plate approximately the same diameter as the inside of the mold and place it on top. Weight the mold with a heavy can and refrigerate overnight.
• Just before serving, run a knife around the outside of the pudding and unmold it upside down onto a serving plate. Serve in wedges with whipped cream.
• Whip the cream in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. When it starts to thicken, add the sugar and vanilla. Continue to whip until it forms stiff peaks. Serve cold.

CLASSIC SUMMER PUDDING

Steps:

• Wash the fruit and place it all (except the strawberries) in a large pan with the caster sugar and 3 tbsp water. Gently heat for 3 mins until the juice from the fruit starts to seep out. Add the strawberries and cook for 2 mins more. Drain the juice from the fruit through a sieve set over a large bowl. Taste the juice and add a little more sugar if necessary.
• Line a 1.2-litre pudding basin with a double layer of cling film, leaving an overlap around the top. Remove the crusts from the brioche and slice the loaf into 1cm-thick slices along the length of the loaf. Cut 1 slice in half widthways and trim the corners to fit into the base of the bowl - you may need to use both squares, trimmed to fit.
• Trim the slices to the correct length to line the sides of the bowl. To assemble the pudding, dip the slices of brioche into the fruit juice, then use them to line the basin. Start with the bottom pieces, then lay soaked rectangles of brioche along the sides of the bowl. If you have any gaps left at the end, patch these up with any remaining brioche, but make sure you save some for the base.
• Tip the fruit into the lined basin. Finish the pudding with a layer of brioche to make a base, then pour over any remaining liquid. Wrap the overhanging cling film over the top.
• Place a small plate, which will fit snugly on top of the basin, over the cling film and weigh down with 2 x 400g cans of tomatoes or beans. Leave the pudding weighed down in the fridge for at least a couple of hours, or overnight if possible.
• To serve, unwrap the cling film and place a serving plate over the pudding. Flip it over, remove the basin and carefully peel away the cling film. Serve in slices with clotted cream, if you like.