Pwdin Mynwy (Monmouth Pudding)

Pwdin mynwy--Welsh for Monmouth pudding--is a baked dessert made with berry jam, milk, eggs, and fresh bread crumbs, topped with a golden meringue layer.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 52 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 12 mins
• Calories: 264 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1 ¾ cups milk
• 3 eggs, separated
• 1 ½ tablespoons milk
• 2 ¼ tablespoons white sugar
• 1 lemon, zested
• 3 cups fresh white bread crumbs
• 5 tablespoons strawberry jam
• 3 ½ tablespoons caster (superfine) sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place 1 3/4 cups plus 1 1/2 tablespoons milk, white sugar, butter, and lemon zest in a saucepan. Bring to a boil; remove from heat.

Step 2

Place bread crumbs in a bowl; add milk mixture. Let cool completely, at least 20 minutes.

Step 3

Preheat oven to 338 degrees F (170 degrees C). Butter a baking dish.

Step 4

Whisk 3 beaten egg yolks into the milk-bread crumb mixture. Pour half of the custard into the prepared pan.

Step 5

Heat jam in a saucepan over medium-low heat until melted, about 2 minutes. Pour half over the pudding in the baking pan. Add the remaining custard; pour the remaining jam on top.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes. Remove pudding from oven; reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).

Step 7

Beat 3 egg whites in a bowl until frothy. Add caster sugar gradually, continuing to beat until peaks form. Spread the meringue over the pudding.

Step 8

Bake in the hot oven until top is lightly browned, about 10 minutes.