Baked Rice pudding

Ingredients :
250ml uncooked rice
1 litre milk
250ml white sugar
4 exstra large eggs, beaten
410g evaporated milk
10ml vanilla essence
60ml soft brown sugar

Method :
Cook (boil) the rice until done, then drain.
Place the rice back into the saucepan and add the milk and white sugar.
Bring to the boil then reduce the heat and simmer slowly for about 45 minutes until most of the milk has been absorbed or cooked away and the mixture takes on a creamy texture.
Remove from the heat and allow to cool down slightly.
Preheat the oven to 160C and grease 7 small glass ramekins.
Beat the eggs, evaporated milk and vanilla essence and stir into the rice.
Scoop the mixture into the ramekins and place them into a roasting tray, filled half-way with hot water.
Place in the oven and bake for about 45 minutes.
Leave the ramekins in the water for about 15 minutes, once removed from the oven.
Remove the ramekins from the roasting tray and sprinkle a generous amount of the brown sugar on top of each one.
Switch the oven to "Grill" and place the ramekins about 20cm below the grill element and grill until the sugar has melted and caramelized.
Serve shortly after removing from the oven.

recipe rice pudding dessert

Chocolate Mousse

Ingredients :
6 eggs
100g Bournville Chocolate(Dark chocolate)
100g milk chocolate
1 tot of rum, brandy or liquer of your choice (optional)

Method :
Separate the egg whites and yolks.
Beat the whites until stiff (peaks are formed) and beat the yolks as well.
Place a heatproof bowl over a pot of boiling water and melt the chocolate.
Once the chocolate is melted, fold in the beaten egg yolks and tot of liquor(optional).
Lastly, fold in the beaten egg whites until well mixed.
Refridgerate for 4 - 5 hours.
Top with some whipped cream and/or a couple of strawberries or cherries when serving (if desired).

Handy Tip – If you add a small amount of the chocolate mixture to the stiffly beaten egg whites first and then fold the egg white to the chocolate, you will find that the egg white folds in easier.

recipe chocolate mousse

Malva Pudding

(a South African favourite)

Ingredients :
1 cup flour
1 tablespoon bicarbonate of soda
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon apricot jam
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 tablespoon melted butter
1 cup milk
grated lemon rind

For the sauce:
½ cup cream
½ cup milk
1 cup sugar
½ cup hot water
½ cup butter

Method:
Using butter, grease an ovenproof container.
Sift the flour and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl and stir in the sugar.
In another bowl beat the egg very well and add the other ingredients (excluding those for the sauce) one by one, beating well.
Using a wooden spoon, beat the wet ingredients into the dry.
Pour the batter into the baking dish, cover with greased foil (greased side down), and bake in a 180°C preheated oven for 45 minutes until well risen and for another 5 minutes if not browned enough. If not sufficiently baked the pudding won't absorb the sauce making it stiff and dry inside.
When almost done, heat the ingredients for the sauce making sure all the sugar and butter are melted.
When the pudding is done, remove from the oven, pour over the sauce.
Serve hot or at room temperature with a little whipped cream, custard or ice cream.

recipe Malva pudding dessert

Tiramisu

(In Italian, literally means "pick me up")

Ingredients :
1/2 cup espresso coffee
1 Tsp Tia Maria (or Kahlua)
1 Tsp rum (or brandy)
3 eggs, separated
1/2 cup sugar
250g Marscapone cheese
24 Sponge-finger biscuits
30g sweet chocolate, grated

Method :
In a small bowl, combine the coffee, Tia Maria (or Kahlua) and rum and set aside.
In a medium bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff and set aside.
In a large bowl, beat the egg yolks together with the sugar until well blended and thick.
Add the Marscapone cheese and blend.
Gently fold the egg whites into the cheese mixture.
Place half of the biscuits in the bottom of a 25cm square baking dish.
Sprinkle with half of the coffee mixture.
Cover with half of the cheese mixture, and repeat process.
Refrigerate tiramisu for 4 hours before serving with grated chocolate.

Note: The original recipe specifies Grappa (instead of the Tia Maria and rum) to be used in this dessert and Marscapone cheese, but as Grappa and Marscapone cheese may not be readily available in certain parts of the world, Tia Maria/rum and cream cheese (or ricotta), blended with some double cream, could be used instead.

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