Mrs Beetons Puddings and Desserts Revisited
Baked Rice Pudding
Very Good Puff Paste or Medium Puff Paste
600ml (1 pint) Milk
235ml (8floz) Rice
110g (4oz) Currants
110g (4oz) Sugar
50g (2oz) Butter
50g (2oz) Beef Marrow
4 Eggs
2 tbsp Brandy
½ Lemon, rind only
Nutmeg
Put the lemon rind and milk into a saucepan and let it infuse until the milk is well flavoured with the lemon.
Boil the rice until tender in water, with a very small quantity of salt.
When cooked drain thoroughly.
Beat the eggs, stir into the milk, adding the butter, marrow, currants and remaining ingredients.
Add the rice and mix all well together.
Line the edges of the dish with puff paste, add the pudding.
Bake for about 45 minutes in a slow oven.
Slices of candied peel may be added at pleasure or sultana raisins may be substituted for the currants.
Time: 45 minutes.
Sufficient for 5 or 6 persons.
Seasonable. Suitable for a winter pudding, when fresh fruits are not obtainable.
BAKED RICE PUDDING
1342. INGREDIENTS - 1 small teacupful of rice, 4 eggs, 1 pint of milk, 2 oz. of fresh butter, 2 oz. of beef marrow, 1/4 lb. of currants, 2 tablespoonfuls of brandy, nutmeg, 1/4 lb. of sugar, the rind of 1/2 lemon.
Mode - Put the lemon-rind and milk into a stewpan, and let it infuse till the milk is well flavoured with the lemon; in the mean time, boil the rice until tender in water, with a very small quantity of salt, and, when done, let it be thoroughly drained. Beat the eggs, stir to them the milk, which should be strained, the butter, marrow, currants, and remaining ingredients; add the rice, and mix all well together. Line the edges of the dish with puff-paste, put in the pudding, and bake for about 3/4 hour in a slow oven. Slices of candied-peel may be added at pleasure, or Sultana raisins may be substituted for the currants.
Time - 3/4 hour.
Average cost, 1s. 3d.
Sufficient for 5 or 6 persons.
Seasonable - Suitable for a winter pudding, when fresh fruits are not obtainable.
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