Asparagus Pudding From The U. S. V. I.

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 lb butter
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs
• 1 (12 1/2 ounce) can asparagus tips (reserve 1/2 cup asparagus juice from can)

Recipe

• 1 cream the butter and flour, then heat over a low flame, stirring constantly for about five minutes.
• 2 combine milk and asparagus juice and add to flour-butter mixture.
• 3 stir vigorously and add salt; remove from flame.
• 4 add eggs one at a time, stirring after each addition.
• 5 line a greased mold with the asparagus tips and fill halfway with pudding mixture (pudding will double in size while cooking, so don't fill the mold).
• 6 cover mold with wax paper and aluminum foil and set in a water bath (a larger pan filled halfway with water).
• 7 keep the water bath at a boil to steam the pudding (about 45 minutes).

Miss Fanny R. Gregory's Charlotte Russe

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 egg whites, stiffly beaten
• 2 cups whipping cream, beaten
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar, sifted
• 1 tablespoon unflavoed gelatin
• 2 tablespoons cold water
• 1/2 cup warm milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons sweet sherry

Recipe

• 1 soak the gelatin in the cold water and dissolve in the warm milk. mix the whites of the stiffly beaten egg with half of the powdered sugar. mix the other half of the sugar into the beaten whipped cream. when the gelatin begins to thicken pour it into the whipped cream, stirring constantly. fold in the egg whites and lastly add the vanilla and sweet sherry. put single servings in serving dishes and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Norfolk Plough Pudding

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 ounces self rising flour
• 1 pinch salt
• 3 ounces shredded suet
• 1 lb lamb sausage
• 8 slices streaky bacon, chopped
• 1 large onion, peeled and chopped
• 1 teaspoon chopped sage
• 1/2 ounce brown sugar
• water or lamb stock

Recipe

• 1 mix the flour, salt and suet together then add sufficient cold water to form a soft dough.
• 2 turn out onto a lightly floured surface and roll out into a circle. cut a 1/3 wedge shaped piece out to use for the lid and use the remaining 2/3 of the dough to line a greased 2 pint pudding basin.
• 3 seal any gaps well and use the sausagemeat to line the dough, pressing them well together.
• 4 mix the bacon, onion, sage and sugar together and put in the basin, adding sufficient stock or water just to cover.
• 5 roll the dough for the lid into a circle to fit on the top.
• 6 add the dough lid, pressing the edges firmly together and sealing with a little water.
• 7 cover with a circle of greaseproof paper and finally cover securely with kitchen foil.
• 8 cover and steam for 3 1/2 to 4 hours.
• 9 serve with boiled potatoes and a selection of vegetables with thick brown gravy, served seperately.

Joy Of Cooking Baked Rice Pudding

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups cooked rice
• 1 1/3 cups milk
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 4 -6 tablespoons sugar or 4 -6 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon soft butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 -4 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/3 cup raisins (optional) or 1/3 cup dates (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 combine and beat well: milk, salt, sugar, butter, vanilla, and eggs.
• 3 add cooked rice, lemon rind, and lemon juice to mixture.
• 4 add raisins or dates (optional.).
• 5 pour into greased baking dish and bake for 50 minutes or until set.
• 6 serve hot or cold.

Elegant Vanilla Bean Banana Custard With Pastry

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups flour
• 2/3 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 -2 tablespoon ground flax seeds
• 1 1/2 tablespoons psyllium husks
• 3/4 cup butter flavor shortening
• 1/4 cup cold water
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2/3 teaspoon salt
• 1 vanilla beans or 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups milk
• 4 egg yolks

Recipe

• 1 make the pastry by sifting the flours and salt together in a mixing bowl. add in the seeds, and husks.
• 2 cut-in half of the shortening with a fork or pastry blender until you have pea-sized pieces. cut-in the remaining half.
• 3 add in the water, just a tablespoon at a time, and gently mix until blended. don't over mix, but do get it nice and moist.
• 4 roll the dough out onto a floured surface or floured pastry mat. cut into strips, place on a baking sheet and bake at 415 / 200 for about 10 minutes or until just starting to turn golden.
• 5 meanwhile start the pudding.
• 6 in a small bowl, mix the egg yolks up with a fork and set to the side.
• 7 in a medium saucepan mix the cornstarch, salt. slice the vanilla bean lengthwise, and add it and the milk and begin heating over medium heat, stirring constantly.
• 8 once the mixture reaches a boil, let it boil for one minute.
• 9 then slowly add at least half of the mixture to yolks while whisking, being careful not to scramble the eggs. carefully add it back into the pot and boil for one minute longer. at this point, if you didn't use a vanilla bean add in the vanilla extract.
• 10 allow pudding to cool for a few minutes, stirring so as not to get pudding skin. add the bananas in and serve warm or refrigerate if you prefer to serve cold.
• 11 serve with the strips of pastry crisscrossed at the back and top with whipped cream.

Low -fat, Moist & Easy Cake

Total Time: 42 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 32 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (18 ounce) box cake mix
• 2 eggs (or egg beaters)
• 2 cups milk (i use skim milk)
• 1 (3 ounce) box instant pudding mix (i use sugar free)

Recipe

• 1 mix together & bake in a 350 oven for 32 - 35 minutes in a "pam" sprayed 13 x 9 inch pan. enjoy!

Melt In Your Mouth Banana Bread - Healthy Version

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1/3 cup oil
• 1/3 cup applesauce
• 4 egg whites
• 2 cups bananas, very ripe, mashed
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) box french vanilla instant pudding
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325.
• 2 mix oil, applesauce, egg whites and mashed bananas.
• 3 combine remaining ingredients and add to banana mixture.
• 4 spray 4 mini-loaf pans with pam. divide mixture equally between loaf pans.
• 5 bake for 45 minutes. this recipe can be used with two 9 x 5 x 3 loaf pans. increase the bake time to an hour.