Eve’s Pudding
Eve’s pudding is a British classic first referenced I believe in 1824. Often made traditionally with ground almonds though they can be expensive. My version has a few twists, is naturally gluten free, inexpensive yet still tasty and wholesome. Classic made with apples but in the spring I have discovered a fondness for this pudding made with rhubarb, orange and ginger.
Serves 4-6 people
Ingredients
125g Soft butter (or margarine)
125g Caster Sugar
2 eggs
125g Ground almonds, almond flour or ground rice (or a combo – eg half almonds and half ground rice)
20g Self Raising flour (or gf flour)
1/2 tsp almond extract or 1/2 tsp ground ginger for the rhubarb version
450g medium dessert or baking apples peeled and thinly sliced
2-3 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp flaked almonds to sprinkle over
OR FOR A RHUBARB, ORANGE AND GINGER PUDDING
500g Trimmed rhubarb
1 orange (the zest and segments)
2 pieces stem ginger in syrup sliced thinly
1 tbsp sugar plus 1-2 tbsp syrup from the preserved ginger jar
Use the same sponge ingredients omitting the almond extract and replacing with 1/2 tsp ground ginger. No need to use flaked almonds on the sponge.
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Preparation
You will need a deep pudding tin or gratin dish (mine measures 26cm x 19cm x 5cm deep) buttered or brushed with lining paste.
Preheat the oven to 170 degrees celsius
Start by mixing the batter. Place all the ingredients into a large mixing bowl then mix together with an electric hand whisk until well combined and thick.
Peel the apples then slice them thinly into the prepared pudding tin. Sprinkle over the sugar then immediately (before the apples start to go brown) spoon the pudding mixture over the top. Spread the mix over the apples using a fork or the back of a spoon then sprinkle over the flaked almonds.
For the rhubarb sponge: cut the rhubarb into 2cm lengths then scatter over the orange segments, zest and sliced preserved ginger. Spread the mix over the fruits using a fork or the back of a spoon.
Bake in the oven for 50 minutes to one hour until risen and golden brown.
Serve warm or cold with custard or cream.
TIP If your pudding starts to over brown before the end of the cooking time turn the oven from fan to conventional cooking then place a piece of foil with a hole in the centre (the hole about the size of a cup) over the pudding. This will allow the centre to continue to brown but will protect the edges.
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