St. Patricks Day Recipe
With St. Patricks day fast approaching, I thought I would share with you a recipe for those budding bakers amongst you. The 17th of March is a special day as its also someone's birthday. I will give you a clue (my middle name is Patrick). You do not need to be Paul Hollywood to make this dessert and it is worth the effort.
Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit
From Jonny Maher and the Shorefield Country Park Operations team.
Guinness chocolate puddings.
Ingredients
- 150g Unsalted Butter plus, extra for the ramekins
- 200g Dark Chocolate (70% cocoa), chopped
- 90g Golden Caster Sugar
- 3 Large Eggs
- 90ml Guinness
- Clotted Cream or thick double cream, to serve (optional)
Method
STEP 1
Butter four 9 x 5cm ramekins and set aside. Tip the butter, chocolate, and a generous pinch of salt into a heatproof bowl. Set over a small pan of just-simmering water and stir until melted, then remove from the heat and leave to cool a little.
STEP 2
Put the sugar and eggs in a large mixing bowl and beat with an electric whisk until pale, almost doubled in volume and thick enough to leave a trail when the beaters are lifted. Gently fold in the melted chocolate and the Guinness. Spoon the mixture into the ramekins, then chill in the fridge for 1 hr. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and put a baking tray on the top shelf to heat up.
STEP 3
Place the ramekins on the hot baking tray and bake for 18 mins. Remove from the oven and leave to stand for a minute, then serve with a dollop of cream, if you like.
