Friday, 12 October 2012

Poppy seed custard with red fruit

Ingredients:
  • 600ml/1pt skimmed milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon caster sugar
  • 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
  • 100g/4oz strawberries
  • 100g/4oz raspberries
  • 100g/4oz blackberries
  • 1 tablespoon Demerara sugar
  • 60ml/21/2fl oz red grape juice


• Preheat the oven to 150°C/300°F/Gas mark 2. Grease a soufflé dishvery lightly with low-fat spread.

• Heat the milk until just below boiling point, but do not boil.

• Beat the eggs in a bowl with the caster sugar and poppy seeds untilcreamy. Whisk the milk into the egg mixture until very well mixed.

• Stand the prepared soufflé dish in a shallow roasting tin. Pour in enoughhot water from the kettle to come halfway up the sides of the dish.

• Pour the custard into the soufflé dish, and bake in the oven for50–60 minutes until the custard is just set and golden on top.

• While the custard is baking, mix the fruit with the sugar and fruit juice.Chill until ready to serve with the warm baked custard.

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