Peach Pudding
Source of Recipe
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Recipe Introduction
A peach pudding with nutmeg and lemon juice.
List of Ingredients
- 2 cups milk
- 4 cups cubed or torn stale bread
- 2 eggs, seperated
- 3/4 cup sugar, divided
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- grated lemon peel
- juice of 1 lemon
- 2 TBLS melted butter or margarine
- 1/4 tsp cream of tarter
- peach halves, drained
Instructions
- Pour milk over bread cubes.
- Beat egg yolks with 1/2 cup sugar, salt and nutmeg; add lemon grated rind, juice and melted butter.
- Pour mixture over bread and milk.
- Mix and pour into well-greased 9x9x2 inch baking dish.
- Place dish in a pan of hot water.
- Bake at 350 F for 45 minutes.
- Beat egg whites with cream of tarter until soft peaks form.
- Gradually add 1/4 cup sugar, beating until stiff peaks form.
- Remove pudding from oven and spread meringue over top.
- Place peach halves over meringue, close to edge.
- Bake at 375 F for 15 minutes to brown meringue.
- Serve peach pudding warm.
- Serves 6
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