November 26, 2017 / Lyn Jones / 0 Comments
BAKED BANANA ROLL
1 c flour and milk
1 Tab butter
1 egg, beaten
1 cup milk – heat to boil
4 bananas
2 Tab sugar
extra sugar
lemon juice
Rub fat into flour, add sugar & egg to make stiff dough, roll out.
Mash bananas, sprinkle in a little sugar & a squeeze of lemon juice. Spread over pastry.
Roll up and put into pie-dish with the cup of boiling milk.
Bake in a quick oven about 20 mins; milk should be absorbed and pud light and brown.
BANANA PLUM PUDDING
2 cups cake or bread crumbs
1 cup milk
1 Tab jam
2 cups mixed fruit
1 cup mashed bananas
1 tsp bicarb
Combine bananas, jam, crumbs and fruit. Dissolve bicarb in milk and add to mixture.
Pour into greased basin and steam 2.5 hours.
November 26, 2017 / Lyn Jones / 0 Comments
Wet fruit will make your pudding heavy, so thoroughly dry it before adding.
Most puddings improve if stood a while after mixing; batter puds at least 30 mins before cooking.
Tie bread puddings loosely for swelling, batter puds fairly loosely, fruit puds tightly.
When a boiled pud is finished cooking, lift out carefully and dip in cold water to stop it breaking and the cloth will come away easily.
When boiling a pud in a cloth, add a few pieces of orange peel to pot. It collects fat and makes cloth easier to wash.
When grinding fruit in a mincer, a few drops of lemon juice will make mincer easier to clean and the fruit will not stick to the machine.
In making custard for milk pudding, warm the milk first so custard will set quicker and firmer.
When making milk puds, allow 1 Tab rice, sago, grd rice or tapioca: 1 cup milk (or half milk, half water) with an egg added. If using cornflour or arrowroot, allow 1 heaped dess: 1 cup milk.
All baked puds of the consistency of custard require a gentle oven. Those containing butter, though, need a higher oven to raise them quickly.
When making a fruit pie, a few dabs of butter among the fruit will prevent juice boiling over into pastry and it improves the flavour of the fruit.
For pastry, if you melt the butter or lard then whip to a cream before mixing into flour, half the quantity of shortening is required.
A squeeze of lemon juice and 1/4 tsp olive oil added to water for pastry, will make it light.
When pastry is a little dry and stale, brush with milk and heat in a mod hot oven a few mins.