Elisabeth Ayrton

Castle Puddings

Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Cookery of England
The Cookery of England

By Elisabeth Ayrton

Published 1975

  • About

These are lighter and richer than college puddings, which were traditionally made for ‘poor scholars’ on feast days, whereas castle puddings were made for the great.

Ingredients

  • 4 oz. (120 g.) sugar
  • 4 oz. (120

Method

Grease 6 or 8 cocottes or dariole moulds. Cream the butter and sugar; add the eggs and lemon zest and beat well. Fold in the sifted flour and then add the milk. Half-fill each mould with the mixture and bake for 10–15 minutes at 400° F., gas mark 6.

Turn out and serve with jam sauce or hard sauce<