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Queen of Puddings

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Queen of Puddings

A layered British dessert, combining a breadcrumb custard base with sweet jam and a billowing meringue topping.

Total time
60 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
40 min
Difficulty
hard
Cuisine
British
vegetarian

Ingredients

1 1/2 cupsfresh white breadcrumbs
2 cupswhole milk
50gbutter
3 tbspcaster sugar
zest of 1lemon
3egg yolks
4 tbspraspberry or strawberry jam
3egg whites
6 tbspcaster sugar for meringue

Instructions

1

Heat milk, butter, sugar and lemon zest. Pour over breadcrumbs. Rest 10 minutes. Beat in yolks.

2

Pour into a baking dish. Bake at 160°C for 25 minutes until set.

3

Warm jam. Spread gently over custard.

4

Whisk whites to stiff peaks. Add sugar gradually.

5

Pile meringue on top. Bake at 190°C for 10-12 minutes.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories
256
Protein
8.8g
Fat
17.5g
Carbs
17.1g
Fiber
0.4g
Sodium
100mg

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