Mixed Berry Spoon Pudding Food

MIXED BERRY PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 160*C/325*F/ gas mark3. Butter the bottom of am 800ml (4 cup) baking dish. Mix 2 TBS of the sugar with the berries and scatter over the bottom of the dish. Set aside. Cream together the butter and remaining sugar until pale and creamy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Fold in the flour and yogurt, alternately in three batches, until smooth. Spoon the batter over the berries and smooth out. Scatter the almonds over top. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes until the sponge is golden brown and springs back when lightly touched. Dust with icing sugar and serve warm with the cream or additional yogurt.

MIXED BERRY SPOON PUDDING

Steps:

• Stir together water, syrup, 1 1/4 cups blackberries, 1 cup raspberries, jelly, sugar, and vanilla in a 3-quart saucepan. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until berries are softened, 6 to 8 minutes. Force mixture through a fine sieve into another saucepan. Discard seeds.
• Bring berry sauce to a simmer and vigorously whisk in arrowroot mixture. Simmer, whisking constantly, until thick and glossy, about 2 minutes (do not boil). Remove from heat and stir in strawberries and remaining blackberries and raspberries.
• Transfer pudding to a serving bowl and cover surface with a piece of wax paper to prevent a skin from forming. Chill until cold, at least 2 hours.

MIXED BERRY PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Lightly coat a 3 1/2-4 quart slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray. In the prepared slow cooker combine frozen blueberries, frozen raspberries and cranberries set aside.
• 2. In a medium bowl combine flour, the 2/3 cup sugar, the baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Stir in milk, melted butter and vanilla just until combined. Spoon and carefully spread batter over berries in slow cooker.
• 3. In a small bowl combine the boiling water and the 1/3 cup sugar stir to dissolve sugar. Pour evenly over mixture in slow cooker.
• 4. Cover and cook on high heat setting for 2 1/2-3 hours or until a toothpick inserted near center of cake comes out clean. Remove crockery liner from slow cooker if possible or turn off slow cooker. Cool uncovered for 1 hour.
• 5. To serve spoon warm pudding cake into dessert dishes. If desired sprinkle each serving with almonds.

STRAWBERRY SPOON CAKE

Steps:

• Combine strawberries, 2 tablespoons sugar, and lemon juice in a medium bowl. Toss to combine and allow to sit for about 10 minutes.
• Place butter into a 10-inch cast iron skillet. Place skillet into the oven and heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees). Allow the butter to melt as the oven preheats.
• Meanwhile, whisk together flour, 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl until thoroughly combined.
• Carefully remove the skillet from the oven; swirl to spread butter evenly. Pour remaining melted butter into the flour mixture. Set the skillet aside to cool slightly. Add buttermilk and vanilla to the flour and butter mixture. Stir just until no dry clumps of flour remain. Pour batter back into the skillet, and spread into an even layer. Spoon strawberries and their juices over the top.
• Place skillet back into the oven, and bake until center of the cake is just barely set, 32 to 37 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before serving. Serve warm.

FESTIVE TRIPLE-BERRY PUDDING DESSERT

Steps:

• Line bottom and side of 2-qt. serving bowl with ladyfingers.
• Beat pudding mixes and milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. (Pudding will be thick.) Stir in COOL WHIP. Spoon into prepared bowl. Use back of spoon to make depression in center of pudding mixture; fill with berries.
• Refrigerate 2 hours.

VERY BERRY BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• NOTE: I have found that people tend to fight over the browned top crust of bread pudding so I solved that problem by baking mine in a 10" round x 4" deep Pyrex casserole, ensuring everyone of receiving a large portion of browned pudding with enough soft pudding underneath. This meant that I had to use a 17" x 13" x 2" deep broiler pan for the Bain Marie or water bath. If you choose to use a different size baking dish, results may vary, such as a longer baking time. My bread pudding ended up being 2.5" deep.
• Directions for bread pudding:.
• Preheat oven to 335 degrees. Fill tea kettle with enough water to fill a 13" x 17" pan, half way up with boiling water. Bring water to boil, then turn down heat to a simmer, for later use. Butter the casserole dish; set aside.
• Place the 2 cups of milk in a large saucepan, uncovered, over medium heat. Let the milk heat in the pan, without stirring, until a skin forms on top and it is scalded. Or, if this makes you uneasy, stir the milk and continue heating until small bubbles form along the edges of the pan. Remove from heat.
• Meanwhile, place the eggs and yolks in a large mixing container with a pouring spout. Beat or whisk briefly, only to mix, not until they are foamy or light. (This beats too much air into the custard)
• Gradually add the sugar, vanilla and almond extracts, ground cinnamon, ground ginger and salt, beating only until well mixed.
• Using a 1/4 cup measuring cup, slowly add 1/4 cup amounts of the hot milk to the egg mixture, stirring gently. When 1 cup of warm milk has been added into the egg mixture, add the remaining milk and stir gently. This process is called "tempering", making sure that your eggs don't "scramble" in the pan from the heat of the milk! Set aside custard mixture.
• In a large bowl, tear the Hawaiian rolls apart into large chunks, totaling 6 cups. Using a large mesh strainer, pour your custard mixture slowly over the bread roll cubes. (Straining the custard catches any lumpy egg whites.) Stir very gently, making sure that the bread rolls are all thoroughly coated. Allow to rest in the bowl for 10 minutes. Stir twice.
• While the bread is soaking up the custard, measure out your frozen berries. I'm lucky enough to have a deep freezer so I have individual bags of the berries, but a quality brand of mixed berries with blueberries, strawberries, raspberries and black raspberries can be used. They should NOT be mashed!
• Gently fold the 2 cups of mixed frozen berries into the custard/bread mixture. Pour this into the prepared casserole dish, using a spoon to make sure that the berries are well distributed and that the raspberries are pushed down into the custard, to fill their little centers.
• Place the casserole dish into the broiler pan and place this into the oven, leaving the oven door open. Carefully pour the hot, boiling water into the pan, going up to 1/2 the height of the casserole. NOTE: PLEASE BE CAREFUL! I have a long-necked tea kettle so there is no risk of burning myself. However, if you feel more comfortable filling the broiler pan with the hot water prior to placing it into the oven, do what makes sense for YOU!
• Bake for 50 to 60 minutes until a sharp knife inserted 1 inch into the middle of the custard comes out clean. Carefully remove the broiler pan and place on a heat-proof surface. Lift the casserole out of the water, place it on a wire rack and cool for 1 hour or until a comfortable eating temperature. Allow water in broiler pan to cool, dump out when safe to the touch.
• Serve warm, cool, cold. Plain or with topping of choice. Just enjoy it, however you please!
• Directions for Orange Whipped Cream:.
• Have ALL of your ingredients and equipment ice cold! I store the beaters in the bowl in my frig and have a small dish of the sifted powdered sugar in there, too. (Sifting the powdered sugar after you've measured it eliminates nasty sugar lumps!)
• Remove bowl, beaters, whipping cream and powdered sugar from the refrigerator. Insert beaters into machine, shake whipping cream multiple times to integrate the butter fat; pour into the bowl.
• Starting out at the lowest speed, beat whipping cream until it slightly thickens. Starting out at a lower speed prevents splashing all over.
• Once cream begins to thicken, increase speed to medium high and whip until soft peaks begin to form. Increase speed to high and slowly add the powdered sugar to the whipped cream, being sure to reach all corners of the bowl if doing this with a hand mixer.
• When firm peaks have formed, add vanilla extract and 2-3 drops of orange oil (or orange zest) and blend only until combined, about 10 seconds.
• Serve a dollop of this on top of the still warm Very Berry Bread Pudding. The whipped cream is also good in your coffee, with a dash of cinnamon!

MIXED BERRY SPOON CAKE

Steps:

• Make the filling: In a bowl, toss the berries with the sugar and cornstarch and let stand for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the batter: Preheat the oven to 375°. In a medium bowl, whisk the flour with the sugar, lemon zest, baking powder, and salt. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs with the milk and vanilla. Whisk the liquid into the dry ingredients until evenly moistened, then whisk in the melted butter until smooth.
• Spread the filling in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Spoon the batter on top, leaving small gaps. Bake in the center of the oven for 1 hour, until the fruit is bubbling and a toothpick inserted into the topping comes out clean. Let cool for 1 hour before serving.

VERY BERRY PIE

Steps:

• Spread 1/4 cup whipped topping into the crust. Combine berries and sugar substitute; spoon 1 cup over topping. , In a bowl, whisk the milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes (mixture will be thick. Carefully spoon over berries. Spread with remaining whipped topping. Top with remaining berries. Refrigerate for 45 minutes or until set.