
pear & ginger malva pudding
User Reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Servings
6 -8
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Course
Dessert
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Cuisine
South African

pear & ginger malva pudding
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A delicious classic South African Malva pudding recipe with poached pears and ginger.
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Ingredients
POACHED PEARS
- 3 pear peeled, cored and cut into medium chunks of a similar size
- 3 - 4 few slices of fresh ginger
PUDDING
- 1 cup of sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp dried ginger
- 1 Tbsp finely chopped preserved ginger
- 1 Tbsp smooth apricot jam
- 1 cup flour all-purpose/cake flour
- 1 tsp baking soda/bicarb
- pinch of salt
- 1 Tbsp melted butter
- 1 Tbsp white vinegar
- 250 ml / 1 cup milk
SAUCE
- 180 ml / 3/4 cup sour cream or fresh cream
- 110 gm butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 100 ml boiling water or orange juice
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 1 Tbsp preserved ginger syrup
Instructions
- Bring a cup of water to the boil in a medium pot with the sliced ginger and poach the pears for 5 minutes. Drain, remove the slices of ginger and allow to cool slightly.
- Preheat the oven to 180 C (350F)
- Using an electric mixer, beat the egg, sugar, jam, and gingers on high for about 5 minutes and until pale and fluffy.
- In a separate bowl sift the flour and bicarb of soda.
- Melt the butter in the microwave and add the vinegar.
- Whilst the mixer is still running on low alternate between adding the flour and the milk in parts until it’s well combined. Add the butter and vinegar mixture.
- By hand fold through the poached pears and empty the batter into a well-greased baking dish aprox 28 - 30cm in diameter (round) or 30 x 20 cm square (glass pyrex or ceramic works well) and cover with foil.
- Bake for 45 mins until it's firm and golden (The pudding is ready when it has an even golden brown colour over the top, bake a bit longer if it is still pale in the middle).
- While the malva pudding is baking, melt all the sauce ingredients in a pot on the stove and pour this over the pudding as soon as it comes out the oven.
- Don’t worry if it looks like it is literally drowning, it will seep in. Reserve whatever doesn't go in a jug to serve.
- A shot of something boozy wouldn't go amiss in this sauce.
Notes
- Omit the ginger and pears for a more traditional South African Malva pudding recipe
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