And then I remembered the pineapple sitting on my sideboard!! I had saved it to make a pineapple upside down cake. Well, I thought, why not a steamed pineapple upside down pudding with crushed pineapple in the batter!! The idea began to grow on me and soon I put together a recipe for an eggless pudding!! Yes, an eggless one - as you know I am not a great fan of eggs and increasingly bake and cook without them.
Ingredients:
3/4 cup apple sauce
1/3 cup oil
2 tbsp butter, softened
1/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup flour
1-2 tbsp milk
1/2 cup fresh pineapple, crushed
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
For Topping:
1/2 cup pineapple, chopped fine
2 tbsp brown sugar
Method:
- Sift together all the dry ingredients.
- Add the butter and oil and mix in with your hands until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
- Next pour in the applesauce and pineapple. Blend into the flour-butter mix using a spatula.
- Use the milk to loosen out the mixture a bit. Set aside.
- In your individual pudding pot, place a layer of chopped pineapple and brown sugar.
- Pour in the pudding mix to fill just over half of the bowl. Cover with foil that has been folded in the middle - this will allow space for the cake to rise.
- Repeat for remaining pudding bowls.
- Steam in a steamer for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted int he pudding comes out clean.
- Remove from the steamer. Sit for 10 minutes, then remove the foil covering.
- Cool for another 10 minutes , then unmould.
- Serve immediately or chill well before serving.
Post Script: The April 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Esther of The Lilac Kitchen. She challenged everyone to make a traditional British pudding using, if possible, a very traditional British ingredient: suet.
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Pineapple upside down pudding sopunds just as delicious, better perhaps? :)
ReplyDeleteGreat you could do it without eggs and the final results look superb - you can see how light and moist the pudding is!
ReplyDeleteCheers from Audax in Sydney Australia.
Those looks great! Pineapple upside down pudding sounds delicious. Nice job on the challenge!
ReplyDeleteIr looks delicious! When I read that you did a pineapple pudding, I just had to come and see it. I love that you put crushed pineapple chunks in the batter!
ReplyDeleteThe pineapple eggless pudding looks awesome !!
ReplyDeletePineapple pudding must have tasted delicious! It looks so appetizing :)
ReplyDeleteOoooh, pineapple! Why didn't I think of that! It sure looks yummy, and I'm really impressed you didn't use eggs in it. :)
ReplyDeleteLooks super tasty! Great job.
ReplyDeletePudding looks super delicious...nice presentation :)
ReplyDeleteHow great that you were inspired to create a scrumptious pineapple upside down pudding just from a pineapple on your counter.
ReplyDeletetempting pudding!! looks lovely :)
ReplyDeleteThat pudding looks mighty good! Great job!
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Rosa
Delicious and exotic it sounds with pineapple.Love the presentation
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pudding apu...
ReplyDeleteThat pudding looks fantastic and I love that it has no eggs....
ReplyDeleteThat pudding looks really yummy! I am impressed with your eggless batter - it really worked beautifully! Thank you for sharing with us!!
ReplyDeletePudding looks fantastic and droolworthy, love this eggless version..
ReplyDeletePudding looks yum, and you made it without eggs thats a challenge :)
ReplyDeleteThat looks good Apu! and pineapples are a great addition:)
ReplyDeleteThe pineapple bits sounds extremely enticing and refreshing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by. Your pudding looks scrumptious.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my blog. Your pudding looks supreme! I love anything with pineapple but husband is fruit phobic! LOL! He just doesn't care for fruit.. or veggies or anything healthy for that matter. Sigh... he is a work in progress :-)
ReplyDeleteLooks good and the fact that it is eggless, makes me want to give it a try.
ReplyDeletevery fresh with the pineapple !! if you like french creative food come and visti my blog you are very welcome !! Pierre
ReplyDeleteNice pudding, looks yum.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! The pineapple pudding sounds delish :)
ReplyDeleteOh first one I see i=with pineapple, looks very good. Hungry now grrr lol.
ReplyDelete@ Dear All: Many thanks for stopping by my blog and sharing your thoughts:)
ReplyDeletesuch a nice recipe, luv ur space :)
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