Forgotten Puddings?

Olliebeak

Can somebody please explain something for me - what is the difference between 'Bread Pudding' and 'Bread and Butter Pudding' ? This has been bugging me for years - but I don't want to look like a total idiot .

jackk_2

Bread and butter pud is light and creamy. Bread pud is dark and spicy.

Jackie x

Addiscomber

halloweenqueen wrote: »

Whats the best way of squeezing water out of the bread for bread pudding??!!

I just use my hands, but do get a tad messy. I did wonder about using a colander but decided that it would take too long, and might attract nasties, so dived in with the hands. Once the water has run out I do try and "fluff" the bread remains up quite a bit with a fork.

Chris25

halloweenqueen wrote: »

Whats the best way of squeezing water out of the bread for bread pudding??!!

I leave mine in a little plastic sieve for a bit while I get on doing something else. I stick it in the microwave, out of the way. Anything from 10 - 25 minutes, depends how much time I've got

Debt_Free_Chick

I press the wet bread through a sieve. If you have a small plate or saucer that fits inside the sieve, that's ideal. Otherwise I put a layer of muslin on top of the wet bread.

HTH

celyn90

I don't squeeze it dry at all. I just break up the bread, soak it in milk for 20 mins then add all the other ingredients to the wet mixture, stir through and bake until set.

My favorite old-fashioned pudding is this one:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sussex_Pond_Pudding

Mmm.... I just don't have the time these days though

moanymoany

THIRZAH wrote: »

My grandma used to make macaroni pudding-I'd completely forgotten about it. She also made milk puddings with flaked tabioca and flaked rice-don't know if you can still buy them and a lovely boiled batter pudding with blackcurrants that she served with brown sugar sprinkled on top.

I'm hungry now.

What's a boiled batter pudding please? (sorry if asked already)

I haven't thought about it for years, but I love 'Queen of Puddings'. It is egg custard - 1 egg, 1 egg yolk mixed with milk and sugar and put in a dish with either breadcrumbs or cake crumbs. Leave to soak and after a while cook it. Spread jam on when it has cooked but still hot. Whip up the egg white with icing sugar to meringue and spread over. Cook slowly till cooked and brown.

Chris25

ooh, not heard of boiled batter pudding. Initially I thought it was a clafoutis (fruit cooked in batter - traditionally cherries but any soft fruit will do) then I re-read the boiled bit :rolleyes: but that's baked in oven. Hope someone can answer this.

Chris25

I've just googled boiled batter pudding and nothing that quite matched came up............ but this did - http://www.deliciouslyorkshire.co.uk/view.asp?content_id=373&parent_id=341 - coffee & cream bread & butter pudding. I think I might give this a try

BigMummaF

Two of the offspring enjoy a baked semolina pud, b&b pud, stuff with custard &/or cream.

All of them love cornflake tart---pastry base covered with lightly crushed cornflakes I]& a good way to use up the 'dust at the bottom of the packet[/I then drizzled with a couple of desertspoons of golden syrup & bunged in the oven till pastry browns.

The swiss roll with custard, but sliced nanananas added before the custard goes on.

Blancmange, flan, poor man's trifle...fruit & jelly....oooooh & often on a Sunday Dad & I used to have cold yorkshire pudding with golden syrup or jam:p

An elderly rellie once made a rice pud for our visit; got up early especially to put it on a slow oven. It was a lovely day & we had a sumptuous feast of salad & very enjoyable company. Following day, a telephone call announced that Auntie had a new non-stick pan....the rice pud had been cooking at the bottom of the oven for 36 HOURS & completely coated the dish in an iron-like black coating:rotfl: