Miller's School Pudding

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons stewed fruit (preferable for authenticity) or 4 tablespoons jam (fruit preserves)
• 2 medium eggs, well beaten
• 2 ounces flour
• 1 ounce sugar
• 1 ounce butter
• 10 fluid ounces milk
• a squeeze lemon juice or vanilla

Recipe

• 1 slightly butter the inside of a 2-pint (1-litre or u. s. 1½-quart) pudding dish or baking dish and place the jam/preserve or fruit in the foot.
• 2 mix the flour and sugar in a thick saucepan over heat and gradually add the milk, stirring well.
• 3 cut the butter into small pieces, add to the mixture and stir until it boils and becomes thick.
• 4 allow to cool slightly, add the lemon or vanilla and the well-beaten eggs.
• 5 beat until smooth and then pour evenly over the jam/preserve or fruit.
• 6 brown in a pre-heated moderate oven at 350°f (180°c), for about 20 minutes.
• 7 serve hot.
• 8 a dollop of clotted cream on top makes it really special.