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British dessert
Queen of Puddings
is a traditional
British
dessert
, consisting of a baked, breadcrumb-thickened egg mixture, spread with
jam
and topped with
meringue
.
[1]
Similar recipes are called
Monmouth Pudding
and
Manchester Pudding
.
[2]
History
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Variant forms of puddings made with breadcrumbs boiled with milk can be found dating back to the seventeenth century.
The Closet Opened
was posthumously published in 1699 by a servant and his son. In it, Sir
Kenelm Digby
talks of many puddings, including one that involves soaking bread in milk.
[3]
There were a variety of puddings made using the remains of bread and warm milk. A
Monmouth Pudding
is said to consist of layers of meringue, jam or seasonal fruit, and bread soaked in milk,
[2]
whilst
Manchester Pudding
is similar but contains egg yolks (but some have speculated that this name was just a synonym for the
Queen of Puddings
).
[2]
Several reference works date this variation layered pudding to the nineteenth century, including in the United States.
[4]
[5]
Typical recipes for 20th century Queen of Puddings can be found in many post-war British
cookbooks
, such as those of
Marguerite Patten
,
[1]
Delia Smith
,
[6]
Jane Grigson
[7]
and in Mary Norwak's book on English Puddings.
[8]
In the 1960s, it was on the British government recommended diet for sick children.
[9]
Generic method
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Milk
and lemon
zest
are heated to boiling in a
saucepan
.
Sugar
,
butter
and
breadcrumbs
are mixed into the hot milk, which is allowed to cool.
Egg yolks
and a whole
egg
are beaten into this mixture, which is transferred into a deep pie dish, and then baked in a
bain-marie
until set, resulting in a firm, brownish base.
The base is then spread with jam?usually
raspberry
or
blackcurrant
?and a meringue mix made from the reserved egg whites is spooned over the jam. The pudding is returned to the oven and baked until the meringue is golden but still soft. The pudding is eaten hot.
In some variations, sliced cooked fruits replace the jam layer.
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Influences
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There was a
Toronto
theater group called The Queen of Puddings Music Theatre Company that specializes in avant-grade
opera
.
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See also
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References
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External links
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