Crow Pudding Recipes

CROW'S NEST PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Butter a 2 quart baking dish.
• Place apples in prepared dish.
• Stuff the core of each apple with brown sugar, pressing down slightly.
• Reserve any remaining sugar.
• Sprinkle all the apples with the 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg.
• Place dish in preheated oven to start baking while the batter is prepared.
• Beat egg whites until stiff.
• In a separate bowl, beat yolks until they change color.
• Stir milk and maple flavoring into beaten yolks.
• In a third bowl, combine flour, cream of tartar, baking powder, salt and any remaining brown sugar until well mixed.
• Pour flour mixture all at once into egg yolk mixture and stir until smooth.
• Fold beaten egg whites into yolk batter.
• Remove apples from oven and pour batter evenly over and around apples.
• Bake in preheated oven 45 to 60 minutes more, until crust has browned.
• Turn each apple, surrounded by some fluffy crust onto a plate and serve at once with lemon sauce or sweetened cream with a dash of nutmeg.
• To make lemon sauce:Combine cornstarch, water, lemon peel and lemon juice in a small heavy saucepan.
• Beat in egg.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened and clear.
• Stir in margarine and sugar.

HOMEMADE VANILLA PUDDING

Steps:

• In medium saucepan over medium heat, heat milk until bubbles form at edges. In a bowl, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt. Pour into hot milk, a little at a time, stirring to dissolve. Continue to cook and stir until mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a metal spoon. Do not boil. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and butter. Pour into serving dishes. Chill before serving.