Potato Pudding
Cuisine of the United Kingdom This recipe for a sweetened potato pudding is from Cornwall, England.
Before you start
A quick setup makes the method easier to follow and keeps important steps from being missed.
Preparation checklist
- Read all 4 method steps from beginning to end.
- Measure and arrange all 9 listed ingredients.
- Set aside about 75 minutes, based on the time recorded by the source.
Recipe notes & preparation tips
This recipe is dated to 1824 and is from St. Just W.I. in Cornish Recipes, Ancient & Modern, 22nd Edition, The Cornwall Federation of Women's Institutes 1965. First collected & published by Edith Martin, Tregavethan, Truro, 1929, for The Cornwall F.of W. I.
Adapted from the source recipe's notes.Method
- 01
Run the potatoes through a sieve, potato ricer, or mouli-mill.
- 02
Gently heat butter and cream together until butter is melted. Mix into potatoes.
- 03
Beat eggs lightly, then mix into potatoes. Mix in the sugar, currants, lemon zest, nutmeg, and brandy.
- 04
Either transfer to pastry-lined dish and bake in a moderately hot oven until golden-brown OR steam in a mould for about an hour.
Ready to serve
Serve the dish as directed and enjoy it while it is at its best.
Bon appétit — enjoy your meal!Source & licence
This recipe was adapted and reformatted from Wikibooks Cookbook . Text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Image: CC BY-SA 4.0, credited to Eugene Zelenko; view original image record .
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