Honey Pudding

By John, 18 October, 2012
Region
Ireland
Description

Honey PuddingThis was another tasty surprise from Favourite Irish Recipes. It is not a pudding in the American Jell-o brand pudding style; it is a boiled pudding that comes out like a cake.

Honey Pudding is made from oats boiled in milk, flavored with honey and mace, and then thickened with egg yolks and lightened with the beaten whites. You boil it for two hours, which has the added benefit of leaving the oven free while you make your roast.

We had it with Irish Coffee at the end of our St Patrick's Day Feast, but it is light and moist and would go well with a strong Indian tea. 

Yield
6 Servings
Preparation time
3 hours
Ingredients
3⁄4 c Rolled Oats
1⁄4 c Powdered Sugar
2 T Honey
2 T Butter (Unsalted)
1⁄2 t Cinnamon
3⁄4 c Milk
3 Eggs (separated)
1 Lemon Zest (zest of one whole lemon, grated)
Instructions
  1. Cook the oats in the milk for 5 minutes.
  2. Add sugar, honey, butter, zest, and cinnamon and combine well.
  3. Remove from heat and add the yolks.
  4. Whip the whites and fold them in gently.
  5. Turn into a buttered 2-pint pudding mold. Cover with parchment paper and foil and steam over boiling water for 2 hours. Add hot water as needed.
  6. Serve on a warmed plate with whipped cream and warm honey.