Maple Budino Recipes

MAPLE BUDINO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Fill a kettle with water and place over high heat to bring to a boil. In a 4 to 6 quart saucepan, bring maple syrup to a boil and cook over medium heat until thickened and reduced by about half, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk in cream, salt and vanilla.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together egg, yolks and brown sugar. Add about a third of the cream mixture, and whisk to blend. Pour into remaining cream mixture and whisk until well blended. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer. Divide evenly among six 8-ounce ramekins, and place in a deep metal baking or roasting pan (using a glass or ceramic pan may increase baking time). Carefully add enough boiling water to pan to come halfway up sides of ramekins. Cover pan securely with foil to seal it closed.
• Bake for 20 minutes, then rotate pan, release steam by lifting foil cover and replace foil securely. Continue baking - rotating pan, releasing steam and re-covering every 15 to 20 minutes - until custards are completely set around edges and slightly loose in centers, about an hour more.
• Remove pan from oven, remove foil and allow custards to come to room temperature in water bath. Remove from pan, cover each custard with plastic wrap (not touching surface) or a small plate and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or up to 2 days before serving.

MAPLE BUDINO RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325F Heat both milks in saucepan just until they come to a simmer. Add the vanilla bean, sugar, syrup. and salt, whisking until uniform. In a medium bowl, beat eggs until pale yellow. Drizzle about 1/4 cup hot milk into the eggs, whisking the whole time. Once mixed, add another 1/4 cup milk and whisk. Once ,mixed, add the remainder of the milk and mix gently just until combined. Remove and discard vanilla bean. Pour into six 4-oz. ramekins. Carefully set the ramekins into large baking dish, adding enough boiling water to fill half way up the ramekins. Be careful not to splash water into custard. Place baking dish into oven and bake until budinos are set ( the center will still be jiggly), about 30-40 minutes. Once budfinos are cooked, immediately remover the ramekins from the hot waterbath. Let cool a few minutes then refrigerate at least 1 hour. Serve with maple syrup, a few flecks of salt. Garnish with berries and/or whipped cre4am if desired.

SALTED CARAMEL BUTTERSCOTCH BUDINO (ITALIAN PUDDING)

Steps:

• Make the salted caramel: In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, bring the sugar, corn syrup and water to a boil over high heat, swirling (not stirring) to caramelize evenly. When the caramel reaches a dark amber color (about 3 minutes), remove from the heat and carefully add the cream. (The mixture will foam up.) Add the butter, sea salt and vanilla and whisk to combine. Set aside and reserve.
• Make the pudding: In a saucepan, combine the maple syrup, brown sugar, water and salt and bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Simmer for about 5 minutes, until the mixture darkens slightly in color. Remove from the heat and whisk in the half-and-half until smooth.
• In a large, heatproof mixing bowl, whisk the whole egg with the egg yolks and cornstarch until combined. Whisk in the maple-syrup-brown-sugar mixture in a slow, thin stream. Pour the mixture into the saucepan through a fine-mesh strainer and cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until it thickens to a puddinglike texture, about 5 minutes.
• Divide the pudding among four 8-ounce ramekins or small mason jars and top each with a quarter of the reserved caramel. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or up to overnight. Sprinkle the top of the puddings with sea salt and a dollop of whipped cream before serving.