Orange Ginger Pudding Food

ORANGE GINGER PUDDING

Steps:

• Process beans and milk together in a blender until smooth; pour into a small saucepan.
• Stir sugar, egg, orange zest, ginger, and cornstarch into the bean mixture until smooth; place over medium heat and cook, stirring constantly, until thickened, about 30 minutes.
• Stir butter and vanilla extract into the thickened mixture until the butter is melted; pour into 4 dessert cups and refrigerate until chilled, at least 15 minutes.

VERY HEALTHY OATMEAL, RHUBARB, ORANGE AND GINGER PUDDING

Steps:

• For the topping, in an egg cup or other small pot put a medium size teaspoon of marmalade. Add enough Boiling water (not much!) to soften to a thick paste.
• Measure the Oatmeal into pan. ('Porridge Oats' here in the UK). Personally I find 'quick oats' a real disappointment as I like the texture of the rolled oats, but if you must -- :).
• Add ground ginger, vanilla flavouring (and caraway seeds if using them).
• Add dried milk if using it - or fresh milk/ buttermilk plus water to make total 1 1/2 cups (345ml) of liquids.
• Either squish a quarter of an orange, including pulp (but not rind or pips!) into the pan or add the orange juice.
• Bring to a gentle boil on a moderate heat and reduce heat to simmer once boiling point reached, stirring occasionally.
• Once it has thickened (to personal taste) almost to the point of being ready to eat (about 2 or 3 minutes), if using it, add the wheat bran. Please bear in mind the bran will soak up quite a bit of water and thicken the mixture. I just added it because I like a chewier texture and the 'seriously good for you, wholesome' flavour, but absolutely a matter of personal taste!
• Whether adding bran or not, when nearly thick enough, add the rhubarb and about 3 teaspoons Splenda or sugar. Canned rhubarb is fine - probably better actually. I can buy unsweetened canned rhubarb but if using sweetened rhubarb then you'll probably want to decrease the total sugar a bit.
• Add the Cream of Tartar and gently stir it in well.
• Add the good 1/2 tsp or so of baking soda and immediately stir it in gently but very quickly - it rises a lot immediately.
• Increase the heat a bit, stirring continuously to mix well. Bring to desired thickness stirring as necessary then pour into serving bowl.
• Top with the yoghurt. Sprinkle a couple of teaspoons of artificial sweetener / sugar across the top. (I expect brown sugar would be especially nice!) I sprinkled a bit more ground ginger across the top as well as I really like ginger! Pour the prepared marmalade sauce across the yoghurt.
• SERVE AND DEVOUR!
• A passing thought about a slight oversight of mine -- I weighed the uncooked rhubarb to be 70g and forgot to weigh it once cooked and before adding it. The 130g cooked rhubarb is a guess - but the volume measure (about 3 tablespoons) was about what the 70g uncooked rhubarb became after cooking.
• VARIATIONS:.
• A couple of delicious ideas that I've not tried yet but probably will --.
• A baked dessert could be made by preparing with either rhubarb, large chunks of drained canned peach slices/pineapple, large chunks of peeled apple and/or sultanas into a suitable baking dish with perhaps 1/2 cup of flour (wholemeal would probably be really good for this) plus a bit more sweetness, baking in a medium oven for 1/2 to 3/4 hour or so. Also you could change the vanilla for almond essence (but surely not with rhubarb!) Then either eating, topped with toasted oats or chopped nuts and brown sugar (and maybe fine-chopped candied ginger, or maybe a couple of tablespoons orange marmalade / canned peach slices pulped though your fingers, a pineapple ring or whatever depending on what's in the middle). Served warm with custard and maybe strawberry/apricot jam/preserve, or set firm and cold with ice-cream or sweetened greek-style (nonfat) yoghurt.
• Or the baked dessert could be left to cool somewhat and then topped with (maybe a layer of strawberry/apricot jam/preserve, then) a nice vanilla egg-custard, left to set, then topped as before with toasted oats, candied ginger or whatever.
• With acknowledgments to Toni Gifford's excellent Ginger Peach Oatmeal #112474 which I spotted the other day which must have been there at the back of my mind for the idea about peaches!
• Just ideas running wild through my head!
• Do enjoy eating, and maybe playing with this recipe! :).

STICKY CLEMENTINE & GINGER PUDDINGS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Juice one of the clementines and set aside. Peel the other two, reserving the peel. Slice the clementines into thick rounds. Using a teaspoon, scrape away the pith from the reserved peel, then finely chop the peel.
• Grease 6 individual pudding basins, drizzle 1 tbsp golden syrup into each, add a slice of clementine, then set aside.
• In a bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until pale, then add the eggs. Fold in the flour, almonds, ground ginger and chopped peel, then fold through the juice and chopped ginger. Divide the mixture between the basins, then cover each tightly with a greased hat or foil.
• Place the puddings in a roasting tray, half fill the tray with boiling water from the kettle, then cook in the oven for 30 mins until puffed up. The puddings can be made up to 2 days ahead and reheated in a steamer or in the microwave. Turn out onto plates and serve with cream or custard.

ORANGE SELF SAUCING PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (355 Fahrenheit) and grease 6 individual ramekins with butter or 1 large casserole dish.
• Sift the flour into a large bowl and add the brown sugar, orange zest and stir to combine.
• In a jug combine the milk, egg and melted butter and mix to combine. Add to the flour mixture and stir until combined before dividing between the ramekins.
• To make the sauce, combine the caster sugar and cornflour and sprinkle on top of the puddings. Combine the orange juice and boiling water and gently pour over the top of the puddings before placing in the oven. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the pudding is golden.
• Serve with whipped cream or vanilla bean ice cream.

STEM GINGER PUDDING WITH STICKY ORANGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350f/Gas Mark 4.
• Place all the sponge pudding ingredients EXCEPT the stem ginger in a bowl and whisk till smooth and pale.
• Fold in the chopped stem ginger and pour mixture into a 2 1/2 pint ovenproof pudding bowl, then place the bowl in a roasting tray and fill with boiling water until 2/3 up the side of the pudding bowl. Bake for 45 minutes or until firm.
• To make the sauce, place all the ingredients EXCEPT the orange zest in a pan and boil for 5-10 minutes or until the mixture has reduced and is slightly thickened. Remove from heat and stir in orange zest.
• Remove pudding from oven, cut into slices and serve hot with the orange syrup poured over.