Jocasta Innes

Junket and Cream

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Paupers Cookbook
The Paupers Cookbook

By Jocasta Innes

Published 2014

  • About

Junket is such a simple, unpretentious pudding that it tends to be overlooked. Dressed up with banana purée, it is quite nice enough to produce at a dinner party.

Ingredients

  • 600 ml (1 pint) whole milk
  • about 2 teaspoons sugar

Method

Heat the milk over a low heat until just tepid. Add the sugar (according to taste), stir well, pour into a shallow dish, stir in the rennet and leave to set. Pour on the cream and sprinkle with a little cinnamon or nutmeg before serving.

For a slightly more elaborate version, mash two ripe bananas until very soft and frothy, adding a little sugar. Put them in the bottom of the dish, pou