Australian Gourmet Traveller - (01)January 2020 (1)

Sydney’sSaint

Peterhasbrought

backitssummer

puddingforthe

warmermonths.

Thedishincludes

berriesand

cherrieswitha

hotmilksponge.

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BREAD

Breadis themain

componentofa

summerpudding;

it addstexturetothe

dishandtransformsit

froma simpledessert

intoa crafted,crimson

dome.Slicedwhite

breadis theclassic

choice:it shouldbe

denseenoughtohold

a solidformwhen

turnedout,butsoft

enoughtosoakup

therichberryjuice.

FRUIT

Theperfectsummerpuddingshouldbe

madewitha mixoffreshseasonalberries,

althoughfrozenberriesarea finesubstitute.

Raspberries,strawberriesandblackberries

aretheusualpicks,withblackorredcurrants

addedforgoodmeasureandextratang.

CE

iesarestewedin

ucepanwithcaster

ar,lemonjuiceand,

omecases,wineor

eur(TheRiverCafé

k BookTwo’s recipe

s ValpolicellaClassico),

whichcreatesa sweet

andtangysyrup-likebase.

Thisis thenpouredinto

thebreadmouldandleft

overnight,resultingin

thepudding’sdeepred

colourandmoisttexture.

L

ightlystewedberriesencasedinwhitebread

andtoppedwitha thickdollopofcrème

fraîcheorcream;thisis a summerpudding

and,accordingtotheBrits,a healthydessert.

Therecipewasinventedat healthspasduringthe

19thcenturyandservedasa lighteralternativetothe

heavy,steamedpuddingsoftheday.Summerberries

aresimmeredwithsugar,lemonjuiceandoccasionally

wine,thenpouredintoa tinlinedwiththickslicesof

whitebread.It’slefttorestovernight,withthebread

forminga juice-drenchedoutercasing,whichholds

itsshapeonceturnedout.Servedchilled,thisno-bake

puddingis perfectonhotsummerdays.

Thisclassi

filledBritishfavourite.

Sum

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