Promise Pudding

Name: Promise Pudding
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 1 oz (25 g) flaked almonds; 1 oz (25 g) cornflour; a pinch of cream of tartar; 4 large eggs (size 1–2), separated; 2 oz (50 g) caster or granulated sugar; ¼ pint (150 ml) milk; 3 tablespoons (3 x 15 ml spoon) clear honey; a pinch of salt; 1½-1¾ lb (675-750 g) cooking apples; finely grated rind and juice of 1 lemon

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Sweet Dreams

By Josceline Dimbleby

Published 1985

About

Apples, lemon, milk, honey and almonds mingle perfectly in this layered pudding. The top is a crust of toasted almonds, beneath that is a layer of luscious, lemony custard and at the bottom lies a fluffy apple purée. Everyone loves it. Use an ovenproof glass dish if you can, so that you can see the layers.

Ingredients

1½-1¾ lb (675-750 g) cooking apples
finely grated rind and juice of 1

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven. Peel and core the apples. Cut them up roughly and mix in a saucepan with a sprinkling of lemon juice (save most of the juice for later) and the caster or granulated sugar. Cover the pan, place over a gentle heat and cook, stirring now and then, until the apples have turned to a mush. Spoon the apples into a 2½-3-pint (1.5–1.8-litre) ovenproof dish and leave to cool.