British Cuisine - Summer Fruit Pudding

Summer is now upon us, so what better a time to tell you about a typical British summertime dessert. Summer Fruit Pudding is a dessert made from bread and macerated berries. Typical berries that are used can include redcurrants, blackcurrants , raspberries,

blueberries, blackberries, tayberries, and strawberries. Any mixture of these berries would work but most recipes include at least blackcurrants and redcurrants in their mix.

The berries are heated in a saucepan with sugar until their juices begin to run. Some people suggest leaving the fruit and sugar in the fridge for a few hours before heating. The bread is cut into triangles and stips and soaked in the juices from the fruit. These bread shapes are then used to line a deep bowl making sure that there are no gaps for the juice to leak out of. The bread bowl is then filled with the berries, sealed with more bread on top and then weighted down and placed in the fridge overnight to set.

The pudding should be served cold with icecream or cream. Yummy yummy!