South African Malvapoeding Recipes

MALVA PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan 160°C /350°F/gas mark 4.
• Beat the caster sugar and eggs until fluffy and light.
• Beat in the apricot jam.
• Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt together 3 times.
• Melt the butter with vinegar and milk over low heat.
• Fold the flour mixture and the milk mixture alternately into the egg mixture and pour the batter into a greased ovenproof dish.
• Bake the pudding for about 45 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Meanwhile, place the cream, butter, sugar and Amarula into a saucepan and stir over moderate heat until the butter has melted and the sugar has dissolved. Do not allow the mixture to boil.
• Remove the pudding from the oven, pierce it in a number of places with a skewer and pour the hot sauce over it immediately.
• Serve hot or cold with cream.

SOUTH AFRICAN MALVAPOEDING (MARSHMALLOW PUDDING)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a small saucepan over low heat, melt 2 tablespoons butter or margarine together with vinegar and milk. Remove from heat, and set aside. Meanwhile, sift flour, baking soda, and salt together into a separate bowl.
• Beat 1 cup sugar and eggs with an electric mixer on high speed until fluffy and light colored, about 5 minutes. Gradually mix in the apricot jam. Fold the dry ingredients into the egg mixture alternately with warmed milk mixture using a spatula. Pour batter into a greased, 1 quart oven-proof baking dish.
• Bake approximately 45 minutes, or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Place cream, butter, 1/2 cup sugar, and water in a saucepan and stir over moderate heat until the butter has melted and sugar is dissolved. Do not allow the mixture to boil.
• Remove pudding from the oven, pierce several times with a skewer or fork, and pour the hot cream mixture immediately over the pudding. Serve hot or cold.

THE BEST MALVA PUDDING

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180°C Beat the eggs and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the apricot jam
• Melt butter in a small pot on medium heat and add the vinegar and milk Sift the flour, bicarb and salt together and add to the creamed mixture alternately with the milk. Pour into a deep round dish or an ovenproof casserole dish that takes about 2 litres
• Bake at 180°C for 45 minutes until the top is nicely browned
• Sauce: Bring the butter, cream, sugar and water to the boil and simmer, add star anise, vanilla essence and golden syrup and stirring all the time for 5 minutes. Remove from the stove. Pour over the hot baked pudding.
• Be Creative: Use Amarula Cream for Sauce. For Brandy Pudding: add 100 ml chopped Mixed Nuts (Walnuts), 100 ml Dates (Stone and Chopped) and 50 ml Glazed Cherries to the batter. add 100 ml Brandy to the Sauce.

SOUTH AFRICAN MALVAPOEDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a small pan over low heat, melt 2 tablespoons butter or margarine together with vinegar and milk.
• Remove from heat, and set aside.
• Sift flour, baking soda, and salt together into a separate bowl.
• Beat 1 cup sugar and eggs with an electric mixer on high speed until fluffy and light colored, about 5 minutes.
• Gradually mix in the apricot jam.
• Fold the dry ingredients into the egg mixture alternately with warmed milk mixture using a spatula.
• Pour batter into a greased, 1 quart oven-proof baking dish.
• Bake approximately 45 minutes, or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Place cream, butter, 1/2 cup sugar, and water in a saucepan and stir over moderate heat until the butter has melted and sugar is dissolved.
• Do not allow the mixture to boil.
• Remove pudding from the oven, pierce several times with a skewer or fork, and pour the hot cream mixture immediately over the pudding.
• Serve hot or cold.