Waldorf Pudding

Waldorf PuddingRecipe by Dana McCauley
Waldorf Pudding was the 2nd option for the Sweets course on Titanic's 1st class menu. The original recipe for this dish is lost in Edwardian times, so McCauley invented this one with the classic ingredients in the famous Waldorf salad; walnuts, raisins and apples. This is an eggy custard whose mild taste is elevated with the addition of the crystallized ginger. The little bit of ginger really brings out the brightness of the apples. Enjoy!

Makes 6 to 8 servings

Ingredients:
2 large tart apples, peeled
1/2 cup sultana (golden raisins)
2 tbsp. lemon juice
1 tbsp. finely chopped crystallized ginger
1 tbsp. butter
1/3 cup granulated sugar
2 cups milk
4 egg yolks, beaten
Pinch finely ground nutneg
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup toasted walnuts, halved

Directions:
1. Thinly slice apples. Stir in raisins, lemon juice, and ginger. In skillet, melt butter over high heat; add apple mixture and cook for 1 minute. Stir in 2 Tbsp. of the sugar. Cook stirring often, for 3 to 4 minutes or until the apples are lightly caramelized. Scrape apple mixture and syrup into 10-inch round glass baking dish. Reserve.

2. Meanwhile, in a saucepan set over medium heat, heat milk just until bubbles form around edges. Whisking constantly, add some of the milk to eggs; whisk until well incorporated; add the remaining milk, nutmeg, vanilla and remaining sugar, and mix well. Pour over apple mixture.

3. Set baking dish inside large roasting pan; pour enough boiling water in roasting pan to come halfway up sides of baking dish. Place in 325 F oven for 45 to 50 minutes or until custard is set but still jiggly. Carefully remove baking dish to cooling rack; sprinkle with walnuts. Cool to room temperature before serving.

6 comments:

Unknown said...

That looks delicious! If I was on the Titanic, I'd be spending my last minutes eating this! I'm really enjoying this project!

Anna Blew said...

This looks and is discusting. I'm sorry with my negativity, but I made it and tried it, and it was absolutely horrible. I'm usually open to trying new things, but this one was not a hit. Maybe I followed one of the steps wrong...If I had to rate this out of 5, I'd give it a 2.

Dragon said...

Anna, this wasn't my favourite dessert either but I didn't find it as offensive as you did. It's not my recipe so, no need to apologize for being negative. We all have different tastes. :)

Unknown said...

Hello Warrior Princess, I have just started cooking and have found a new love it something I am really enjoying. I was searching some of the food sites and got directed to yours. I have really enjoyed checking out your recipes especially the ones from the Titanic Menu. There are a lot of your recipes I am going to try thanks for a great web site.

Unknown said...

One reason it may not have tasted good was that the rest of the sugar (1/3 cup minis 2T) never appeared anywhere in the recipe. I think it was supposed to go into the custard sauce with the milk and eggs. I just put this into the oven so have not tasted it yet, but I did notice while making it that the additional sugar was not in the recipe. I will post my opinion about the taste after I have eaten some.

Dragon said...

Nelle, you're right. I have corrected the recipe. Thank you for finding this error.

 
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