South African Telephone Pudding 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 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.

TELEPHONE PUDDING

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar, beat in egg.
• Sieve in flour, salt, ginger and bicarb.
• Beat to a soft consistency with half the milk.
• Add to jam to other half of milk and beat well into a dough.
• Mix 2 cups of milk and 1 cup of sugar and a little vanilla essence.
• Pour over dough placed in a deep serving dish.
• Bake in a 350 C oven for about 30 minutes.