School Days Citrus Pudding Recipes

SCHOOL DAYS CITRUS PUDDING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grease a medium-sized oval baking dish (we used 22 x 18cm) with butter. Combine the butter, caster sugar and zest in a food processor and whizz until the mixture is pale. Add the citrus juice, egg yolks, flour and milk, and whizz until well mixed - it may look a little curdled. Scrape into a bowl. Boil the kettle.
• In a large, clean bowl, whisk the egg whites until firm but not stiff, then gently fold into the zesty mixture. Scrape into the baking dish and put in a roasting tin half-filled with hot water from the kettle. Bake for 35-40 mins until the top is lightly browned and set, but the pudding is still soft-ish underneath. Serve dusted with icing sugar, if you like.

INDIAN SUMMER CITRUS PUDDING WITH GINGER SNAPS AND SALTED CARAMEL

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Butter and lightly sugar 4 ramekins (approximately 6-ounce size). In a mixer, combine yolks, buttermilk, juice and zest and beat until well combined. Reduce the speed to low and slowly add sifted flour, sugar and salt until just combined. Beat egg whites with a whisk attachment until you get stiff peaks then combine the two mixtures by gently folding them together, a little at a time. Divide evenly amongst ramekins then bake in a water bath - set ramekins in a roasting tray and fill with water halfway up the sides of the ramekins.
• Bake in the oven for 60 minutes until the top springs back when gently pressed and the cakes have a nice light golden color. Allow to cool slightly, then carefully invert onto a plate.
• Break up cookies into pieces and place in food processor. Pulse until you have a fine crumb, then add butter, salt, molasses, sugar and egg white. Pulse again until you have a smooth batter, then use an off-set spatula to smear out a thin layer on a cookie sheet (if you are not using a non-stick tray, grease it with butter or line with a silpat). Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 10 minutes. Allow to cool slightly before removing from the tray to cool on the bench top. Break up into individual sized pieces before serving.
• Yield: make aprox 10 pieces
• Add sugar, and butter to a sauce pot and set over medium heat. Reduce until thick and syrupy - about 7 minutes then remove from heat. Add cream (be careful as it will bubble up) then stir and season with salt.

CITRUS PUDDING CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Lightly butter a 12-cup muffin pan and sprinkle each cup with enough sugar to cover the bottom. Beat the egg whites and cream of tartar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form, about 6 minutes.
• Whisk the sugar, flour and salt in a medium bowl. In a large bowl, whisk the buttermilk, egg yolks, 1 tablespoon each lemon and lime zest, and the lemon and lime juice; whisk in the dry ingredients. Fold in the beaten egg whites with a rubber spatula until combined.
• Divide the batter among the muffin cups. Set the muffin pan in a roasting pan, then place in the oven; fill the roasting pan with enough warm water to come halfway up the sides of the muffin pan. Cover the roasting pan tightly with foil. Bake until the cakes are puffed and set, about 20 minutes. Uncover and continue baking until golden, 12 to 15 more minutes. Let cool 10 minutes in the pan, then carefully use an offset spatula to pull the cakes away from the pan and unmold. Invert onto a platter. Top with the remaining 1/2 tablespoon each lemon and lime zest.