Fresh Orange Bread Pudding With Meringue Topping Recipes

CHOCOLATE MERINGUE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Place the bread cubes in a greased 9-in. square baking dish. Combine the milk, 1/2 cup sugar, egg yolks, butter and vanilla; pour over bread. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. , Cover and bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean., In a small bowl, beat egg whites on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in remaining sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff peaks form. , Spread evenly over hot filling, sealing meringue to sides of dish. Bake, uncovered, for 10-12 minutes or until meringue is golden. Serve warm. Refrigerate leftovers.

ORANGE PUDDING

Steps:

• Wash the Orange in cold water and wipe dry.
• Grate the outer yellow rind of the Orange on the finest grid of the grater.Remove the grated grind from the grater with a fork. You should have about 5ml of yellow grind, it will look like an oily pulp.
• Cut the orange in half with a vegetable knife and squeeze juice with a citrus juicer.Pour the juice into a measuring jug. Add more orange juice until you have 500ml.
• Measure out 60ml cold water into a tea cup. Sprinkle the gelatine powder on the cold water so that all of it gets wet, leave for 5 minutes until it thickens.
• Pour the 60ml boling water on the gelatine and stir with a teaspoon. It will become clear when the gelatine has dissolved.
• Separate the eggs carfully. Drop the egg whites into the small mixing bowl and the yolks in a large mixing bowl.
• Whisk the egg yolks with an electric hand mixer . Whisk the sugar in 1 tablespoon at a time . The mixture will become creamy and light.
• Add the orange rind and orange juice ( this was in step 3 ) Stir with the tablespoon. Add the gelatine and stir until well mixed.
• **Leave the mixture in the fridge until partly set. ( Put a spoon through the pudding to make sure that it has partly set)**.
• Wash the whisk and dry it throughlty. Whisk the egg whites until a stiff white foam clings to the whisk. *** DO NOT WHISK ANY LONGER *** Whisk the partly set pudding with the same whisk ( you don't have to wash the whisk ;D ).
• Fold the stiff egg whites carefully into the thick orange pudding using a table spoon. DO NOT STIR .
• Pour the orange dessert into pudding bowls and allow it to set properly in the fridge . ***** serve it with cream or custard *****.

FRESH ORANGE BREAD PUDDING WITH MERINGUE TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Place the oranges and bread cubes in a 1-quart casserole dish; set aside.
• To make the custard, combine the sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a saucepan. Blend in egg yolks and 1/4 cup of the milk. mix in remaining milk stir and cook over very low heat until the custard coats metal spoon and is slightly thick (about 10 minutes).
• Add butter, orange peel, and vanilla; pour into casserole over the oranges and bread cubes. Place pan in hot water going 1/2 way up outside of casserole dish and bake at 325°F for 1 1/2 hours or until the pudding is firm in the center.
• Cover with meringue.
• For meringue, beat egg whites until they stand at soft peaks. Gradually beat in the sugar. Add the vanilla and spread over the cooked bread pudding.
• Return the pan to the oven and back into the pan of hot water. Bake 20 minutes or until the meringue is brown. Serve warm.

FRESH ORANGE MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• 1. Brush bottom and sides of crust with 1 egg yolk. Place on baking sheet. Bake at 350°F for 5 minutes.2. In medium saucepan combine 2/3 cup sugar and cornstarch. Gradualy stir in orange juice. Cook and stir over medium heat until boiling. Boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat.3. Gradually stir about half of hot mixture into 3 egg yolks. Stir egg yolk mixture into remaining hot mixture in saucepan. Return to gentle boil. Boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat.4. Stir in lemon juice, margarine or butter and orange peel. Keep warm.5. For meringue, in small mixing bowl beat egg whites, vanilla and cream of tartar on high speed of electric mixer until foamy. Gradually add 1/3 cup sugar, beating on high speed until stiff peaks form.6. Pour filling into crust. Spread meringue over warm filling, carefully sealing to edges of crust. Bake on baking sheet at 350°F for 15 minutes. Cool on wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate at least 4 hours or until set. Store in refrigerator.