King of puddings

Ingredients

  • 4 free-range eggs
  • 565 ml milk
  • 115 gr. fine breadcrumbs
  • 225 gr. sugar , preferably vanilla sugar
  • 4 level tablespoons jam

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 150 ºC.
  2. Separate 3 of the eggs.
  3. Put the yolks into a bowl with the remaining whole egg and beat together.
  4. Add the milk, breadcrumbs and 85 grams of the sugar.
  5. Put the jam on the bottom of a pie dish and spread it evenly.
  6. Pour the custardy egg and milk mixture over the jam.
  7. Bake in your preheated oven for 1 hour or until set.
  8. Whisk the remaining 3 egg whites until stiff, then slowly add the remaining sugar until it is all mixed in.
  9. Pile it on top of the custard, then bake in the oven for a further 15 – 20′ until the meringue is set and lightly browned.
Source: https://www.jamieoliver.com/