Mielie Meal Malva Pudding Recipe

Mielie Meal Malva Pudding with
Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream and Dried Fruit Compote

Recipe by Jackie Cameron

Yields : about 6 portions

Ingredients :

200 g Sugar
2 Eggs
15 ml Apricot Jam
75 g Flour
75g Mielie Meal
5 ml Bicarbonate of Soda
Pinch Salt
15 g Butter
5 ml Vinegar
100 ml Milk

Sauce :

200 ml Cream
50 g Butter
150 g Sugar
100 ml Hot Water

Method :

1) Beat the sugar and eggs very well until light and creamy

2) Add apricot jam

3) Sieve the flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt and set aside

4) Melt the butter and vinegar together and then add to milk

5) Alternatively add the milk mixture and the flour mixture to the egg mixture

6) Put mixture into an oven tray (18 x 22cm) and bake at 180 ̊ C for 30 minutes. Take the foil off and bake for a further 15 minutes

7) While the pudding is baking make the sauce. Heat all the sauce ingredients in a saucepan. Continue stirring until the sugar granular are dissolved. Pour straight over the malva pudding when it comes out of the oven.

HOMEMADE VANILLA ICE CREAM
Yields: about 1.3 litres

Ingredients:

6 Egg Yolks
½ cup Sugar
1 l Cream
1 Split Vanilla pod
2.5 ml Vanilla Extract
1 T Glucose

Method:

1) Beat egg yolks and sugar in an electric beater until light and creamy

2) Allow the cream, split vanilla pod and extract to come to the boil. Take off the heat and allow the flavours to infuse (Suppliers: Vanilla products are becoming more and more readily available to the public. Any good food shop should have them on their shelves; for instance, Parklane SuperSpar in Commercial Road)

3) Add warm cream mixture to beaten egg yolk mixture and strain

4) If an ice cream machine isn't available place chilled mixture into freezer. Whisk every 30 minutes until frozen to allow for a light, fluffy ice cream

DRIED FRUIT COMPOTE

Yields : about 6 portions
Ingredients:
500g Dried Fruit :
100 g Prunes
200 g Apricots
100 g Dried banana
60 g Pears
40 g Apple

5 g Star Anise

10 whole Cloves
5 ml Cinnamon
1 Vanilla Pod – Split
4 cups Orange Juice
1 cup Sugar

Method :

1) Place all the above ingredients into a pot and bring to the boil

2) Allow to simmer until the fruit is soft

Please post your comments and any food-related questions below.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Jackie Cameron
Head Chef
Hartford House
www.hartford.co.za
jackie@hartford.co.za
+27 33 263 2713