Recipe - Hot Christmas Trifle

500 g Christmas Pudding; (1lb)
3 tablespoon Sherry
3 lg Oranges
1 300 millilit readymade
custard; ( One half pint)
1 tablespoon Soft dark brown sugar
2 tablespoon Cognac
125 g Kumquats; cut or sliced up (4oz)
1 tablespoon Orange juice

MERINGUE
3 Egg whites
75 g Caster sugar; (3oz)
Sliced kumquats to decorate

Break the christmas pudding into pieces and place in a flameproof dish.
Mash lightly with a fork and spoon over the sherry. Cover and allow to
stand for 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 180 øC, 350 øF, Gas Mark 4. Pare the zest from the oranges
using a zester. Peel the oranges, removing all the pith and slice the fruit
into segments.

Dissolve the dark brown sugar with 1 tablespoon of orange juice in a small
pan over a gentle heat until the crystals have dissolved. Increase the heat
and allow to bubble until the syrup turns dark brown. Remove from the heat
and add the cognac.

Stir the orange segments and kumquats into the caramel. Arrange on top of
the Christmas pudding.

Mix the custard with half the orange zest and smooth over the fruit.

Whisk the egg whites until frothy. Whisk in half the sugar until soft peaks
form. Fold in the remaining sugar. Pile on top of the trifle.

Bake for 2530 minutes until pale golden. Remove and decorate with
remaining orange zest.

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NOTES : A delicious wintery alternative to traditional trifle.

Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.