APPLE PUDDING - STEAMED HONEY

By akselden

Ingredients

• 1/4 C. honey
• 1 small cored apple, sliced
• 1 stick unsalted butter, softened, plus some for greasing mold
• 3/4 C. sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 C. flour
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• Whipping cream, optional

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

1. Grease a 6 C. pudding mold or ceramic ovenproof bowl with butter.

2. Arrange apple slices around the bottom of the mold, overlapping slightly, and cover with honey.

3. Place a folded dish towel in the bottom of a deep pan with a tightly fitting lid. Fill the pan with water -enough to reach halfway up the side of the mold once it's sealed. Bring to a gentle boil.

4. With an electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugar. Add the eggs. Sift in flour, cinnamon and baking powder.

5. Transfer mixture to the mold, and seal the lid. Set pudding mold bottom down in the pan of boiling water. (If using a bowl, grease a sheet of parchment paper, fold a pleat in the middle and lay it over the bowl. Then cover with aluminum foil. Tie securely under the lip of the bowl with twine.) Simmer for 1 1/2 hours, adding boiling water if necessary.

6. Unmold onto a warmed plate for serving. Serve with whipped cream, if desired. Serves 4.