Cape Malay Potato pudding recipe
Potatoes get a new lease on life in this Cape Malay Potato Pudding recipe with hints of almond extract, cardamom and cinnamon and is delicious with stewed dried peaches or without.
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Ingredients
Potato Pudding
- 1 kg potatoes cubed and boiled until soft
- ½ tsp salt
- 65 grams butter approximately 1/2 a stick
- 25 grams soft butter to grease the baking dish
- 1 litre milk divided
- 30 ml custard powder approximately 20 grams or 2 tablespoons mixed in 125ml of the milk
- ¼ tsp almond extract
- ½ tsp cardamom powder
- ¼ tsp cinnamon powder for dusting
- 8 extra large eggs
- 385 grams condensed milk approximately 1 can
- 250 ml fresh cream
Stewed fruit
- 500 grams dried peaches soft eating peaches preferred
- water to cover
- 400 g white granulated sugar 500ml or 2 cups
- 2 pieces stick cinnamon
Instructions
White Potato Pudding
- Peel and cube the potatoes then cover with water, add the salt and boil until soft.
- Drain the potatoes and return to pan and heat to remove any residual water then remove from the heat.
- Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees Celcius or 160 fan / 350 F / Gas mark 4.
- Grease an ovenproof baking dish of 3 litre capacity with the 25 grams soft butter. Use a square or rectangular dish to make it easier to cut into squares for serving.
- Mash the potatoes while still warm, and ensure that it is completely smooth, then add the rest of the butter and mix through until the butter is completely melted.
- Heat the milk and set aside 125 ml, then add the remainder to the mashed potato mixture.
- Slake the custard powder with the 125 ml milk and add to the potato mixture.
- Add the cardamom powder and almond extract and mix to combine.
- Using a stand mixer or electric hand beater, whisk the eggs until light frothy and doubled in volume then add the condensed milk and whisk vigorously for approximately 3 minutes.
- Add the fresh cream and whisk to combine.
- Slowly add the potato mixture into the egg mixture and whisk to aerate, ensuring that the eggs and potato are thoroughly combined.
- Beat for another minute until it is all incorporated then decant into the buttered oven proof dish.
- Dust with fine cinnamon before baking. Alternately, dust with cinnamon before serving as the cinnamon may scorch in a hot oven.
- Bake for 50 minutes or until set.
Stewed fruit
- Cover the dried peaches with water and allow to soak for at least 24 hours.
- The peaches will rehydrate beautifully and look like lush lobes, but have the sweetness of dried fruit.
- Strain 250 ml of the soaking liquid from the peaches into a pot, straining out any grit.
- Add the two cups of sugar and stick cinnamon then boil for 8-10 minutes until thick and sticky.
- Add the rehydrated peaches to the sugar syrup and boil together for two minutes before removing from the heat and allowing to cool.
- When cooled, decant into a glass dish that has a sealing lid, refrigerate and use when required.
Nutrition
Calories: 256kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 4gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 86mgSodium: 126mgPotassium: 305mgFiber: 2gSugar: 34gVitamin A: 823IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 74mgIron: 1mg
Disclaimer: Nutritional information for the recipe is an approximation and varies according to the ingredients and products used.
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