Jennifer Paterson

Zuppa Inglese

Appears in
Two Fat Ladies: Full Throttle
Two Fat Ladies

By Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright

Published 1998

  • About

This curious Italian name, making you think of soup, is in fact a good old fashioned English trifle, far removed from the sort of thing you used to get in the nursery. The Italians took it to their hearts and have loved it ever since.

Ingredients

  • 4 egg yolks
  • 4 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence

Method

Put egg yolks in a bowl, gradually add sugar and vanilla essence, cream well, add flour, pinch of salt and 150ml/¼ pint milk. Boil remaining milk, pour on to the mixture in the bowl, stir well and return t