Pudding

Pudding is a popular dessert and semi-finished ingredient widely used in the kitchen for direct consumption as well as a filling for cakes, pastries or as a base for creams. In Central European tradition, it is most commonly a cooked cream prepared from pudding powder and milk, sweetened with sugar. It comes in many flavours, vanilla, chocolate, caramel or fruit. It is an excellent filling for cream puffs, Swiss rolls or dessert cups with whipped cream and fruit. British pudding, by contrast, is a steamed or baked dense mixture. Overall, pudding is a rewarding ingredient, easy to prepare, pleasant in taste and highly versatile in both baking and everyday cooking.