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Malva Pudding

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by Jennifer Ann

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This recipe was entered in the contest for The Best Recipe or Technique Your Mother Taught You

This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Pudding
A&M's Testing Notes: If bread pudding with whiskey sauce had a beguiling and sophisticated younger cousin, this would be it. The pudding was perfectly moist, surprisingly light, and delicately flavored with the...
If bread pudding with whiskey sauce had a beguiling and sophisticated younger cousin, this would be it. The pudding was perfectly moist, surprisingly light, and delicately flavored with the apricot preserves and sherry cream. Guests went home with thick slices to enjoy with their morning coffee, and many later commented that they simply could not decide whether it more delicious hot from the oven, or cooled from the fridge (I, myself, politely refuse to commit to either). I used an 8 x 10” glass pan, and found it helpful to cover loosely with foil after 30 minutes in the oven to keep the top from browning too much. - Jennifer Ann

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foodfanatic's Notes: Malva pudding is a traditional South African dessert which is just one of many great recipes passed onto me by me late mother. As many South Africans who have moved to other countries all...
Malva pudding is a traditional South African dessert which is just one of many great recipes passed onto me by me late mother. As many South Africans who have moved to other countries all over the world, this is a dessert that has never been left behind and graced many tables in Los Angeles, London, Dallas, Sydney and Toronto. Although this pudding is baked in the oven , it closely resembles a steamed pudding, which is very popular in South Africa. - foodfanatic

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Serves 10

Malva Pudding:

2 cups sugar Ask a question about this ingredient

4 eggs Ask a question about this ingredient

2 tablespoons apricot preserves Ask a question about this ingredient

2 cups all purpose flour Ask a question about this ingredient

2 teaspoons baking soda Ask a question about this ingredient

1/2 teaspoon salt Ask a question about this ingredient

4 tablespoons butter Ask a question about this ingredient

2 teaspoons distilled vinegar Ask a question about this ingredient

1 cup milk Ask a question about this ingredient

Preheat oven to 350 F.
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Beat the sugar and the eggs in a food processor until well combined. Add the apricot preserves and beat to blend.
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Sift the flour , baking soda and salt into a separate bowl. Melt the butter in a small heavy-based saucepan and add the vinegar and milk.
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Fold the dry ingredients and the milk mixture alternately into the egg mixture and pour into a buttered glass or ceramic baking dish. Bake for 45 - 50 minutes.
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Malva Sauce:

1 cup heavy whipping cream Ask a question about this ingredient

4 ounces butter Ask a question about this ingredient

1/2 cup sugar Ask a question about this ingredient

1/2 cup medium cream sherry Ask a question about this ingredient

Combine all the sauce ingredients in a small heavy - based saucepan and bring to a slow boil.
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Pour the sauce over the pudding as soon as it comes out of the oven. Pierce the pudding a few times with a skewer to allow the sauce to soak in .
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Serve with a homemade vanilla custard.
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2 Comments on Malva Pudding

Jennifer Ann added over 2 years ago

The was a wonderful recipe and wanted to share the photo of how we served the pudding at a recent lunch with friends - I hope this is okay (I wasn't able to put it behind the lovely picture of your mother, but you are able to reorder them to have her photo as the first view). Thanks again, everyone really loved it.

foodfanatic added over 2 years ago

Beautiful picture - Glad you enjoyed it.