Hot cross bun pudding with chocolate and orange
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Hot cross bun pudding with chocolate and orange
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A decadent hot cross bun pudding with dark chocolate and marmalade. Add a splash of whiskey to give it a grown-up boozy edge.
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Ingredients
- 500 ml cream
- 300 ml milk
- 1 vanilla pod split and seeds removed (use 1 tsp of vanilla extract as a substitute)
- 160 gm sugar
- 4 whole free-range eggs
- Zest of 1 orange
- a good splash of fine brandy optional up to 1/4 of a cup / 4 T
- 6- 8 hot cross buns
- 50 gm of chocolate 70% chopped
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Instructions
- Put the cream, milk and vanilla bean (with split pod) into a large pot and bring it to a boil. *note - you will need a large pot as things get quite bubbly later on.
- While that is heating, using an electric mixer beat the eggs and sugar until pale and fluffy. They should double in volume.
- When the cream milk has just reached a boil, remove the pod and slowly add the egg mixture while whisking continuously over low heat. Continue to whisk for 10 minutes until it just starts to thicken. Add the orange zest and the brandy.
- Cut the hot cross bun into 3 slices. In a large enough baking dish (about 1.5-litre capacity) pour about half of the sauce. Place the bottom 1/3 slice along the bottom of the dish and dunk it under the sauce, making sure it is well soaked.
- Sprinkle over the chocolate pieces. Then take the middle 1/3 slices of the hot cross bun and tear these up into shards/chunks. I find this a more effective way for the custard to absorb. Pat these down on top of the chocolate. Pour over the rest of the custard, place the top pieces of the hot cross bun over and submerge allowing the top bits to be visible on the surface.
- Leave this to stand for at least half an hour so that the custard is absorbed into the Hot cross bun. You could also make this several hours in advance (say the morning), and keep it in the fridge until needed. Just bring it to room temperature before you bake.
- Place the pudding into another baking tray with high sides and fill this with hot water to about halfway up the pudding dish. You are essentially baking this in a water bath/ bain Marie. This is a better way to bake custard desserts.
- Bake in a preheated oven of 180C/350F for 45 minutes - an hour until the custard has set. If you find that the tops are getting a bit too brown, loosely cover them with a piece of tinfoil about halfway through the baking time. This all really depends on your oven. I have to say that with most of my baking, I always cover the tops as I don't like the look of over-browned food.
- The pudding should be firm with a little wobble in the middle. Allow it to stand for 10 - 15 minutes before serving.
- Dust with icing sugar.
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