The month of December arrives and we begin to look for typical recipes for Christmas. And a characteristic in many of them is the use of nuts; we find them in both sweet and salty recipes. From the typical sweet bread, to salads or meat fillings. For this reason, on this occasion, we propose you this almond pudding that will be a success in all houses.
Contents
Ingredients to make Almond Pudding:
- 60 grams of sugar
- 1 egg
- 60 cubic centimeters of neutral oil (sunflower or soybean)
- 1 teaspoon of almond essence
- grated lemon peel
- 100 cubic centimeters of almond milk
- 180 grams of flour 0000
- 1 dessert spoon of baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 50 grams of almonds
How to make Almond Pudding:
- Before starting the almond pudding recipe, first turn on the oven to preheat it to 180°C. Next, butter and flour a24 x 9 x 6 cm mold. Also chop the almonds not too small so that they are noticeable when cutting or biting into the pudding. Booking.
- Tip: if you wish, you can make the pudding with almond flour.
- Place the egg and sugar in a bowl, beat until it increases in volume. The egg should change to a whiter color.
- Add the oil, the almond essences, the lemon zest and beat for1 more minute.
- Add the almond milk, half the flour, the baking powder and the baking soda. Incorporate with a spatula or hand whisk making enveloping movements. Then, add the rest of the flour and finish integrating in the same way.
- Tip: if you don’t have almond milk, you can replace it with regular milk, lemon or orange juice, or simply water
- Lastly, add the chopped almonds and integrate them into the preparation.
- Pour the dough into the mold and take it to a preheated oven at 180°Cfor 25-30 minutes.
- After that time, check if the almond pudding is cooked by piercing it in the center with a knife. If it comes out dry, you can remove it from the oven. Let it cool before unmolding.
- When it’s cold, unmold the almond pudding and prepare to receive applause from all who try it. To eat!
With what to accompany the almond pudding
Puddings, in general, are ideal to share at breakfasts and snacks and are much more tempting with some decoration, even if it is simple. Also, a well-known way to decorate almond pudding is to do it with sliced almonds. It is a very simple procedure:
- Submerge the almonds in boiling water for 5 minutes.
- Drain them and remove the brown skin, rubbing them with a sponge.
- With a very sharp knife and very carefully, cut them into vertical slices as thin as possible. And ready! If you like them, you can toast them a little in the oven (not too much so they don’t get bitter).
