Queen of Puddings

• Ingredients
• 4 oz White Breadcrumbs
• 1 ½ oz Butter
• 2 Eggs
• 1 pint Milk
• 4 oz Caster Sugar
• 1 tbsp of Strawberry Jam
  
  
• Method
• Heat the milk and butter together in a saucepan, almost to boiling point and pour over the breadcrumbs, adding half the sugar at the same time
• Stir well and leave for 20 minutes or so
• Separate the eggs
• Beat the egg yolks with a teaspoon of cold water and add to the breadcrumb mixture
• Place the mixture into a greased ovenproof dish and bake in a moderate oven for about 20 – 30 minutes
• Warm the jam in a small saucepan and spread evenly over the top of the baked, breadcrumb mixture
• Whisk the egg whites until they are stiff, and then fold in the sugar
• Pile the meringue on top, spreading roughly and return to the oven, lowering the temperature a little and leave until browned on top