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Eve's Pudding (Hartshorne)

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Eve's Pudding is a rich, fruity dessert served in the evening. This recipe is an interpreted method from the original recipe in Henry Hartshorne's The Household Cyclopedia.

Total 03:20
Yield 6–8

Ingredients

  • 200 g (7.1 oz / 3 cups) fine breadcrumbs
  • 200 g (7.1 oz / 2 ea.) apples, roughly chopped
  • 200 g (7.1 oz / 2 cups) dried currants (raisins)
  • 200 g (7.1 oz) suet or butter
  • 170 g (6 oz / ¾ cup) white granulated sugar
  • 4 standard (200 g) eggs
  • 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
  • 2 lemons, zested and juiced
  • Flour, extra
  • Butter

Instructions

  1. 1
    Add your ingredients into a bowl, mixing until combined but not overworking your mixture.
  2. 2
    Butter your mould of choice, and sprinkle a little flour inside.
  3. 3
    Place your mixture into your mould, and place a piece of baking paper on top.
  4. 4
    Cover with a cloth, and tie to secure.
  5. 5
    Boil or steam your mixture for 3 hours.
  6. 6
    Serve hot with custard or a wine sauce.
Category
Desserts

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Eve's_Pudding_(Hartshorne)