n00dles; dessert

[Jed]

Yes please, would love a dessert straight from the bayou. Cheers.

[n00dles]

Jed, have several recipes from Louisana, Florida, Memphis and Tennessee, but Floyd has not dumbed the all down so the quantities are for a busload of people. If you can either make a pastry case or better still buy one, I can send a Coconut Pie (meringue topping). Have a Chocolate Walnut Bread Pudding (mega portions), Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce (16-18) Or failing those: Key Lime Pie (biscuit base) or Mango cheesecake??

Pecan or Peanut Brittle (to break your teeth on afterwards)
is one I do frequently (pecans) as it is absolutely fabulous!

But please choose, you can always attempt a smaller version ......

[Clanad]

Can I offer this from friends of ours in Houma, Louisiana?
Bread Pudding with Rum Sauce
Ingredients
3-2 pound loaves French bread (Dry and stale)
4 eggs
1 1/4 c. sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 c. butter melted
3 c. milk
1/2 c. nutmeats (We prefer pecans)
1/2 c. raisins or white raisins
Beat eggs, add sugar and spices and beat again. Add milk and beat again. Stir in raisins an nutmeats. Cube bread (large chunks are best), pour beaten mixture over bread in baking pan. Let rest 15 minutes. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven until the center firms.

Rum Sauce

Ingredients
2 egg yolks
1 c. confectioner's sugar
6 tbsp rum
1 c. whipping cream
1 tsp vanilla
Beat egg yolks, add confectioner's sugar, continue beating, slowly add rum. Beat whipping cream separately until it gets firm, add vanilla. Fold egg mixture into whipping cream. Serve over warm bread pudding.

Enjoy!

[n00dles]

Great Clanad!

That recipe is very similar to Floyd's (but with Whiskey sauce), but difficult to lessen because of the amount of eggs [odd]). Serves 16 - 20 Unless he's feeding the neighbourhood!!

Hope that Jed likes it, coincidence that it was that one I initially was going to post!

☺ xXx

[Jed]

How can I choose? They all sound delicious...erm...mango cheesecake please. This is great. n00dles...will you marry me?

[n00dles]

That would make me a bigamist, Jed!!, so I don't think so, unless of course you and mr n00dles have pistols at dawn - how romantic!!

Will type up zee mango recipe for thee........

[n00dles]

MANGO CHEESECAKE

Serves 6-8 (just looked and ingredients can be halved)

Biscuit Crust

225g/8ozs digestive biscuits
[Graham crackers for our friends across the Pond]
25g/1oz caster sugar
110g/4ozs melted butter

2 mangoes, chopped
2 teaspoons lime juice
75g/3ozs sugar
1 sachet gelatine powder
350g/12ozs cream cheese
175ml/6 fl ozs soured cream
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
Mango slices to decorate

First make the biscuit crust by thoroughly combining all the ingredients and lining a 23cm/9 inch flan tin with the mixture.
Mix together the chopped mango, lime juice and sugar. Cover and refrigerate for about 30 minutes. Drain off the liquid and place it in a bowl over hot water. Add the gelatine and allow to dissolve, then add this to the mango mixture. Beat the cream cheese, stir in the soured cream and vanilla essence and fold in the mango mixture. Spoon into the biscuit crust and refrigerate until firm. Decorate with fresh mango slices before serving.

Cooks note: I always use Vanilla Extract (Nielsen-Massey Vanillas, Int NL) it is (mainly) Madagascar vanilla pods/beans and is excellent. There are cheaper ones on the market - essence, flavouring, extract - but this is worth the extra spondulicks. Depending on the availability of the vanilla beans, the price does fluctulate (sometimes �7-8) but at the moment you should be able to get it for around �4-5. Thankfully most supermarkets now sell it, as a couple of years ago only available in specialist outlets.

[Jed]

Damnit, damnit, damnit...pistols at dawn it is then!

[Jed]

ps. thankyou very much n00dles. Must go now, the drool will short-circuit my PC. xxx