Eve’s pudding

Name: Eve’s pudding
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: English
Ingredients: 750 g (1½ lb) Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored and cut into eighths; 75 g (2½ oz) flaked almonds; finely grated rind of 1 lemon; 120 g (4 oz) caster sugar; icing sugar, for dusting; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; 2 tablespoons apricot jam; 120 g (4 oz) ground almonds, sieved; 2 cloves; ½ teaspoon vanilla extract or essence; 1 vanilla pod, split lengthways; 25 g (¾ oz) plain flour; 75 g (2½ oz) caster sugar; 55 g (1¾ oz) unsalted butter, softened; 120 g (4 oz) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 3 eggs, beaten

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 10

Appears in

Puddings

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 2000

About

As the name of this English pudding suggests, it should be made with apples, which take on a tempting caramelized sweetness under the light sponge and golden almonds.

Ingredients

Apple Compote

55 g (1¾ oz) unsalted butter, softened
75 g (2½

Europe
United Kingdom
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Brush a 1.5 litre ovenproof dish, 2 cm (¾ inch) deep, with melted butter.