English Autumn Pudding Recipe
Ingredients
| 450 g / 1 lb eating apples | ||
| 450 g / 1 lb plums, halved and stoned | ||
| 225 g / 8 oz blackberries, hulled | ||
| 60 ml / 4 tbsp apple juice | ||
| 8 slices of wholemeal bread, crusts removed | ||
| Mint sprig and blackberry, to decorate | ||
| Half-fat creme fraiche, to serve | ||
Directions
1. Quarter the apples, remove the cores and peel, then slice them into a saucepan. Add the plums, blackberries and apple juice. Cover and cook gently for 10-15 minutes until tender. Sweeten, if necessary, with a little sugar or honey, although the fruit should be sweet enough.
2. Line the bottom and sides of a 1.2 litre / 2 pint / 5 cup pudding basin with 6-7 slices of bread, cut to fit. Press together tightly.
3. Spoon the fruit into the basin. Pour in just enough juice to moisten. Reserve any remaining juice.
4. Cover the fruit completely with the remaining bread. Fit a plate on top, so that it rests on the bread just below the rim. Stand the basin in a larger bowl to catch any juice. Place a weight on the plate and chill overnight.
5. Turn the pudding out on to a plate and pour the reserved juice over any areas which have not absorbed the juice. Decorate with the mint sprig and blackberry and serve with creme fraiche.
2. Line the bottom and sides of a 1.2 litre / 2 pint / 5 cup pudding basin with 6-7 slices of bread, cut to fit. Press together tightly.
3. Spoon the fruit into the basin. Pour in just enough juice to moisten. Reserve any remaining juice.
4. Cover the fruit completely with the remaining bread. Fit a plate on top, so that it rests on the bread just below the rim. Stand the basin in a larger bowl to catch any juice. Place a weight on the plate and chill overnight.
5. Turn the pudding out on to a plate and pour the reserved juice over any areas which have not absorbed the juice. Decorate with the mint sprig and blackberry and serve with creme fraiche.
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