My latest Hannah's Kitchen article in Country House is a rose water summer pudding. Looking at the photo (taken by my wonderful friend Jess), makes me want to grab a spoon and dig in!
Rosewater Summer Pudding with Strawberry Cointreau cream
Serves 6, preparation time 20 minutes, plus chilling overnight
For the pudding
8 slices of white bread, crusts removed
900g/2lbs fresh cherries (pitted), strawberries and summer berries
100g/4oz caster sugar
3 tbsp rosewater
For the cream
500ml double cream
200g/8oz strawberries
1 tbsp icing sugar
1 tbsp Cointreau
Simmer the fruit for the pudding with the caster sugar and rosewater for 10 minutes until the fruit is soft and the sugar has dissolved. Cut 7 of the slices of bread in half and one into a circle to line the bottom of the bowl. Soak each slice for a few seconds in the poaching liquid of the fruit. This will ensure that your pudding is a perfect pink colour all over when you turn it out. Place a circle of bread in the bottom of a 6inch/16cm pudding bowl and then line with slices of bread, ensuring that each slice overlaps. Half fill the lined pudding bowl with fruit, cover with a slice of bread and then fill with the remaining fruit. Cover the top of the bowl with additional slices of bread, ensuring there are no gaps and all the fruit is covered. Wrap the pudding bowl in cling film and place a saucer on top, weigh down and leave to chill overnight in the fridge. You should have some fruit left to decorate your pudding with when you serve it. For the cream, crush the strawberries for the cream with the icing sugar and Cointreau with a fork. Whip the double cream to stiff peak and stir through the strawberry puree. Gently invert your pudding on to a serving plate and serve straight away with the cream.
My latest Hannah's Kitchen article in Country House is a rose water summer pudding. Looking at the photo (taken by my wonderful friend Jess), makes me want to grab a spoon and dig in!
4 comments:
What a really great idea, Hannah. Just that extra imaginative touch that makes a recipe special.
From a fellow Madeleine Peyroux fan ;-)
You just got to love summer pudding! I know, I do and I shall certainly give your version a try!
Such a classic. There is nothing better after a summer meal in the garden than diving into a summer pudding with a big fat blob of cream. I love the rosewater and cointreau flavourings.
Mouthwatering!! Must try this variation next time I make one.
And thanks for giving your post a title, as it shows up properly in my list of blog feeds (otherwise I don't know when to zip over and read your latest post!) :o)
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