MINIATURE BREAD PUDDINGS

The Book of Household Management · Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary) · 1861

Source: The Book of Household Management
Yield: 7.0 – 8.0 small puddings
Status: success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (8)

1 pint of milk ↝ Milk, NFS [Milk, reduced fat]
1/2 lb. of bread crumbs ↝ Bread, crumbs, dry, grated, seasoned [Baked Products]
4 eggs ↝ Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole [Dairy and Egg Products]
2 oz. of butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
sugar to taste ↝ Sugar, NFS [Sugars and honey]
2 tablespoonfuls of brandy ↝ Brandy [Liquor and cocktails]
1 teaspoonful of finely-minced lemon-peel ↝ Lemon peel, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
A few currants may be added to these puddings: about 3 oz. will be found sufficient for the above quantity. ↝ Currants, european black, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]

Instructions (3)

Make the milk boiling, pour it on to the bread crumbs, and let them soak for about 1/2 hour.
Beat the eggs, mix these with the bread crumbs, add the remaining ingredients, and stir well until all is thoroughly mixed.
Butter some small cups; rather more than half fill them with the mixture, and bake in a moderate oven from 20 minutes to 1/2 hour, and serve with sweet sauce.

Original Text

MINIATURE BREAD PUDDINGS.

1254. INGREDIENTS.—1 pint of milk, 1/2 lb. of bread crumbs, 4 eggs, 2 oz. of butter, sugar to taste, 2 tablespoonfuls of brandy, 1 teaspoonful of finely-minced lemon-peel.

Mode.—Make the milk boiling, pour it on to the bread crumbs, and let them soak for about 1/2 hour. Beat the eggs, mix these with the bread crumbs, add the remaining ingredients, and stir well until all is thoroughly mixed. Butter some small cups; rather more than half fill them with the mixture, and bake in a moderate oven from 20 minutes to 1/2 hour, and serve with sweet sauce. A few currants may be added to these puddings: about 3 oz. will be found sufficient for the above quantity.

Time.—20 minutes to 1/2 hour. Average cost, 10d.

Sufficient for 7 or 8 small puddings.

Seasonable at any time.

Notes

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