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Ingredients
• 1 1/2 lbs of soft red fruits (cherries, strawberries, raspberries, etc) stoned
• 3/4 lb of raspberries
• Icing sugar to taste
• Caster sugar to taste
• 1/2 pkt of powdered gelatin
• 8 discs of thick white sliced bread
• 4 mousse rings
Spun Sugar
• 4 1/2 oz caster sugar
• Cold water
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Method
Place the stoned fruits in a heavy based pan and add around 4oz of caster sugar and cook gently over low heat, keeping the fruit whole.
Adjust sugar as desired. Remove from heat and sprinkle with the powdered gelatin. Stir well and leave to cool.
Using the mousse ring, cut 8 discs, these will be the base and top of the pudding.
Lightly grease the 4 mousse rings and place on flat board or plate.
Place each bread disc into the fruit mixture and coat well. Place one disc into each ring and top to the brim with the thickened fruit mixture. Finish with the other bread disc.
Place a flat board on top of the puddings and stand a weight on top to press the mixture down well. Pop in the refrigerator for an hour or so or until required.
Coulis
Using any remaining fruit mixture add the raspberries, reserving a few for each plate, and blend well. Add icing sugar to taste.
Push the mixture through a sieve. (Can be stored for up to a week in the refrigerator, also delicious with ice cream) Put into a small jug for serving.
To Serve Pudding
Using a spatula or palette knife gently lift the pudding off the plate and place in the centre of your serving dish, remove the ring.
Decorate with the raspberries and coulis, around the pudding.
Spun Sugar Topping
Place sugar in a shallow heavy based pan and add enough cold water to cover the sugar. Heat until the sugar has dissolved and the liquid is caramel in colour.
Working quickly, turn off heat, and using a fork pull the sugar up from the pan over the back of a cold ladle or base of an up turned small bowl.
The sugar strands cool quickly, gently place over the top of the pudding. Dust with icing sugar.
Serve the desert with the raspberry coulis and thick double cream.
Supplied by Julie Pekins
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Summer Fruit Pudding
