Pudding

Tropical Ginger Creams

Forget about the calories – this dessert has a large helping of ‘the feel good’ factor.

Time 15 minutes
Calories per portion 509 Kcal
Fat per portion 34gof which saturated 18.2g
Serves 2
Suitable for vegetarians

Dark chocolate 50g (2oz), broken into small pieces
Boiling water 4 tbsp
Fresh pineapple 2 thick slices
Double cream 90ml (3fl oz)
Your favourite liqueur such as Grand Marnier, Kirsch, Rum or Brandy
Raspberries 12
Ginger biscuits 4, crushed

1 Put the chocolate into a small bowl, add the boiling water and stir until melted.

2 Using a large plain round pastry cutter (a little smaller than the pineapple slices), cut out the flesh from each slice. Then, using a small plain round pastry cutter, remove the hard woody core. Cut the pineapple into small pieces.

3 Pour the cream into a mixing bowl, add your chosen liqueur and whisk until the cream holds a soft, floppy peak. Then gently fold in the pineapple, taking care not to over mix, as the mixture will then be too stiff.

4 Spoon the cream into two large wine glasses, alternating layers of raspberries and the melted chocolate and sprinkling the crushed biscuits over the top before the final drizzle of melted chocolate. Serve immediately.

Recipe taken from Good Food, Fast

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Eve’s Pudding

A wonderfully comforting pudding. Use Bramley apples for best results.

Eve’s Pudding

This tasty apple dessert is sure to be a winner with everyone! A Dairy Book of Home Cookery recipe.

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Kent Plum Pudding

Not quite as rich as a traditional Christmas pudding, it can be made a few days before, then steamed for an hour before serving.

Preparation time – 30 minutes
Cooking time – 3 hours steaming plus1 hour reheating time
Calories per portion – 385 Kcal
Fat per portion – 17g
of which saturated – 4.9g
Serves – 8
Suitable for vegetarians

Butter 50g (2oz) plus a little extra
Clear honey 50g (2oz)
Cooking apple 1 small, peeled, cored and diced (110g/4oz prepared weight)
Dried figs 110g (4oz) 6 figs, stalkstrimmed, diced
Raisins 110g (4oz)
Sultanas 50g (2oz)
Currants 50g (2oz)
Mixed peel 50g (2oz)
Muscovado sugar 50g (2oz)
Blanched almonds 100g pack, finely chopped
Hazelnuts, Brazil or Macademia nuts 25g (1oz), chopped
Stale white breadcrumbs 75g (3oz)
Mixed spice generous ½ tsp
Lemon ½, grated rind and juice
Eggs 2, beaten
Rum 1 tbsp
Brandy 3 tbsp

1 Butter a 900ml (1½ pint) pudding basin and have a pan with a steamer and tight-fitting lid ready.

2 Put the butter and honey in a small pan and warm through over a low heat until the butter melts. Set aside.

3 Mix the apple with the dried fruits, sugar, nuts, breadcrumbs, spice, lemon rind and juice.

4 Add the butter and honey mixture, eggs, rum and brandy and mix well. Spoon into the bowl and press the mixture down. Cover with a piece of bakewell or greaseproof paper and then foil, both containing a pleat to allow for expansion during steaming. Tie with string.

5 Put the basin in the steamer with boiling water underneath. Cover and steam for 3 hours, topping up with boiling water every so often. Let the pudding cool without the foil and paper.

6 Cover and keep chilled for a few days. Put fresh bakewell and foil on top and steam for 1 hour to reheat the pudding. Turn it out, decorate with a sprig of holly and flame with warmedbrandy if you like. Serve with cream or custard.

Cook’s Tip
This is one of those recipes where you can put in whatever fruit and nuts you have in your cupboard that need using up! One version had a total of 175g (6oz) nuts so you can add more, or use less if you’re not so keen on nuts. The figs really are good in it, but feel free to change the ratios of the other fruits to suit your tastes.

Recipe taken from Around Britain Dairy Cookbook

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Spiced Plums, Stir Fry Pork & Plum Semi-Freddo

Spiced Plums

This recipe makes enough sauce for 2 separate dishes – such as the Stir Fry Pork and Plum Semi-Freddo below – and can be frozen until required.

Time 25 minutes
Suitable for vegetarians, depending on usage
Suitable for freezing

Red plums 600g (1lb 6oz), halved, stoned and quartered
Ground cinnamon ¼–½ tsp
Golden caster sugar 75g (3oz)
Orange juice 3–6 tbsp

1 Tip the plums into a large heavy based pan with all the other ingredients (the amount of orange juice you use will depend on how ripe the plums are) and mix well.

2 Cook over a gentle heat for 8–10 minutes, stirring often. It is important to keep the heat very low or the cinnamon will burn and taste bitter.Cook for a further 5 minutes if necessary. The exact cooking time will depend on the ripeness of the plums – you want the mix to be tender but not mushy.

3 Then remove the pan from the heat and leave to cool.When cold, transfer the mixture into two freezer-proof containers, cover, label and freeze for up to 1 month.

Stir-fry Pork with Spiced Plum Sauce

Time 15 minutes plus thawing time
Calories per portion 713 Kcal
Fat per portion 16g
of which saturated 2.7g
Serves 3

Spiced plums 1 portion, thawed at room temperature for 3–4 hours or overnight in the fridge
Red wine vinegar 1–2 tbsp
Pork loin steaks 2, trimmed and cut into thin slices
Sesame oil 1 tbsp
Fresh egg noodles 385g packet
Oriental stir-fry mix 270g packet

1 Stir together the plum sauce and vinegar and then add the strips of pork.

2 Heat the sesame oil in a large wok and add the pork and plum sauce – watch out, it will sizzle a bit! Stir-fry for 5–7 minutes or until the liquid from the plums has almost evaporated.

3 Add the remaining ingredients and stir-fry for a further 3–5 minutes or until the vegetables have wilted and the pork is cooked through. Serve at once with soy sauce, if wished.

You can easily buy sesame oil in supermarkets – it adds a lovely flavour.

Plum Semi-Freddo

Time 10 minutes
Calories per portion 250 Kcal
Fat per portion 20g
of which saturated 11.3g
Serves 4
Suitable for vegetarians

Spiced plums 1 portion, still frozen
Double cream 150ml (¼ pint), lightly whipped

1 Take the plums from the freezer and remove the lid from the storage container. Microwave on high for about 10 seconds just so that you can get the plum mix out of the container.

2 Break the sauce into chunks and pop in a food processor. Then use the pulse button to cut the sauce into chunks.

3 Quickly add the chunks of sauce to the whipped cream and mix gently. Serve immediately in glasses with dessert biscuits.

You can also use the Plum Semi-Freddo as a filling for four meringue nests.

Recipes taken from Good Food, Fast: Dairy Cookbook

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Blueberry Crumble

Blueberries given a sharp lemony edge beneath a comforting topping.

Preparation time 15 minutes
Cooking time 30 minutes
Calories per portion 388 Kcal
Fat per portion 25g
of which saturated 10.2g
Serves 6
Suitable for vegetarians

Blueberries 450g (1lb)
Caster sugar 150g (5oz)
Lemon 1, grated rind and juice
Breadcrumbs 75g (3oz)
Ground almonds 75g (3oz)
Butter 110g (4oz)
Slivered or flaked almonds 25g (1oz)

Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6. Mix the fruit, 75g (3oz) of the sugar and lemon rind and juice in a shallow baking dish.

Make the crumble by mixing the breadcrumbs, ground almonds and remaining sugar in a large bowl. Rub in, or cut in, the butter roughly and spoon the mixture evenly over the fruit. Scatter with slivered or flaked almonds.

Bake the crumble for about 30 minutes, turning the oven heat down to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4 after 15 minutes when the top has browned. Serve warm or cold with plenty of cream – clotted or double!

Cook’s tip
Crumbles are pretty flexible with the cooking temperature. If you’re cooking other things in the oven at the same time, the crumble will cope – just cook it until it looks good.

Recipe taken from Just One Pot, Dairy Cookbook

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Tropical Ginger Creams

Forget about the calories – this dessert has a large helping of ‘the feel good’ factor.

Eve’s Pudding