Bird's
Queen of Puddings
Serves 10
Vegetarian
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Ingredients
20g unsalted butter
180g Birds Custard Powder
1.5l whole milk
300g caster sugar, divided
150g white stale breadcrumbs*check for allergens
225g seedless strawberry jam
2 egg whites
Allergens
Please check the ingredients declaration on the products you use making this recipe.
Cereals containing gluten
Eggs
Milk
Method
Step one
To make the custard – pour 150ml of the milk into a bowl. Whisk in the sugar and custard and mix well.
Step two
Pour the rest of the milk into a pan with the breadcrumbs, and heat to just below boiling. Pour the milk, sugar and custard mix into the pan of milk and whisk. Add 75g of the jam
Step three
Add to the ramekin dishes. Spread Jam over and add the custard.
Step four
To make the meringue, whisk the egg whites in a clean large bowl using an electric mixer on full speed until very stiff. Gradually add the sugar, still on high speed, whisking well between each addition. Whisk until very, very stiff and glossy and all the sugar has been added. Pipe on top of the jam and then grill for 2-3 minutes until golden.