Puddings
Fruit cooked in the crock pot should stay whole. Slow cooking lets the flavours
blend gently. To poach fruit, follow the methods given for Pears in red wine or
Rhubarb with orange. If you want a meringue or pastry topping on poached
fruit, transfer it to an ovenproof bowl. Don’t put the crock pot in an oven.
Egg custards cook gently, with little risk of overcooking or curdling. Steamed
puddings won’t fill the kitchen with steam, or need constant topping up. Use a
heatproof pudding basin, which fits the crock pot without touching the sides.
Make a lifting strap to lower the pudding basin into the crock pot. Fold a 45cm
(18") long piece of aluminium cooking foil till it’s about 5cm (2") wide. Stand
the basin on the strap and lower into the crock pot. Leave in place during
cooking and use it to remove the hot basin. Fill the crock pot with enough
water to come half-way up the basin. When cooking steamed puddings or those
containing a raising agent, pre-heat the pot for 20 minutes and cook on high
for the time shown.
Baked stuffed apples
high 2-3/low 4-6
Butter
15g (
1
/
2
oz)
Soft brown sugar
100g (4oz)
Sultanas
50g (2oz)
Cooking apples
4 medium
Boiling water
150ml (3pt)
Grease the crock pot with the butter. Core the apples. Use a sharp knife to
score the skin round the equator on each apple. Mix the sugar and sultanas and
pack tightly inside the apples. Stand each apple on a square of foil shaped to
form a saucer. Arrange the apples and foil in the crock pot and pour in the
boiling water. Cook for the time shown. The cooking time for this recipe may
vary with different types of apples.
Zesty orange pudding
high 5-7/low 8-12
Orange, peeled and sliced
1 small
Soft margarine
50g (2oz)
Caster sugar
50g (2oz)
Egg, beaten
1 size 3
Self-raising flour
75g (3oz)
Salt
pinch
Orange, grated zest and juice
1
Sultanas
25g (1oz)
Butter a 550ml (1pt) basin and line the base with a buttered circle of foil. Put
one orange slice on the base and arrange the others around the sides. Cream
the margarine and sugar till light and fluffy. Beat in the egg a little at a time.
Fold in the sieved flour and salt. Add the orange zest and sufficient juice to
form a soft dropping consistency. Fold in the sultanas and turn into the
prepared basin. Cover loosely with foil. Use a lifting strap to lower the basin
into the crock pot. Pour enough boiling water into the crock pot to come half
way up the basin. Cook for the time shown.
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