Sweet potato pudding

Serves 14

INGREDIENTS
1kg sweet potatoes, puréed
3 cups (750 ml) milk
1 cup (200 g ) sugar
70g butter at room temperature
4 egg yolks
4 egg whites
½ cup walnuts, chopped
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

PREPARATION
Peel and slice sweet potatoes.
Boil them in the milk until soft.
Purée and mix with sugar, butter, egg yolks, nuts and cinnamon.

Whisk egg whites with a pinch of salt until they form stiff peaks and fold into the mixture. Cover the sides of a loaf tin with caramel (prepared with ½ cup sugar over heat until golden).

Pour the batter into the tin and cook in the oven over a bigger tin with 2 to 3 cm of water, for approx. 45 minutes.
Remove from oven.
Cool for a few minutes inside the tin and turn out.
Serve warm.

Squash jam

Posted:

INGREDIENTS 2kg squash, peeled and cubed 1200g (6cups) sugar 2 cups (500ml) water 2 cloves PREPARATION Place squash, sugar, water and cloves in a large saucepan. Cook over a medium heat until squash is tender. Mash squash and keep cooking until thick and translucent. This jam can be prepared in two stages. Cook for 30 […]

English custard

Posted:

Serves 8 INGREDIENTS 2 cups (500ml) milk 6 egg yolks 1 cup (200g) sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla essence PREPARATION Heat milk in a saucepan. Bring to the boil. Remove from heat and cool a little. Beat egg yolks and sugar in a mixing bowl for about 10 minutes or until light and fluffy. Little by […]

Apple pie

Posted:

Serves 12 INGREDIENTS For the pastry 2 cups (240g) flour 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 125g butter, at room temperature ½ cup (100g) sugar 2 egg yolks For the filling 4 big Granny Smith apples, cored, peeled and sliced ¾ cup (150g) sugar 1cup (250ml) cream, double 1teaspoon vanilla essence 2 eggs PREPARATION […]