King of puddings



Serves 4-6

Ingredients


  • 4 free-range eggs
  • 565 ml milk
  • 115 g fine breadcrumbs
  • 225 g sugar, preferably vanilla sugar
  • 4 level tablespoons jam , raspberry is really nice

    Method

    Preheat the oven to 150ºC/300ºF/gas 2. Separate 3 of the eggs. Put the yolks into a bowl with the remaining whole egg and beat together. Add the milk, breadcrumbs and 85g of the sugar. Put the jam on the bottom of a pie dish and spread it evenly. Pour the custardy egg and milk mixture over the jam. Bake in your preheated oven for 1 hour or until set.

    Whisk the remaining 3 egg whites until stiff, then slowly add the remaining sugar until it is all mixed in. Pile it on top of the custard, then bake in the oven for a further 15–20 minutes until the meringue is set and lightly browned.