Lokshen pudding

Try Lokshen pudding, a dish commonly made of noodles in sweetened custard with spices and raisins. It‘s often baked for Shabbat (the Jewish day of rest).

Ingredients

• 200 g unsalted butter, melted
• 500 g pack broken vermicelli, or crush 500g vermicelli
• 100 g golden caster sugar
• 60 g sultanas
• 1 lemon, zested
• 1 orange, zested
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 5.5 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 0.5 tsp mixed spice
• grating of nutmeg
• cream and fruit compote, to serve (optional)

Steps

1. Heat the oven to 210C/190C fan/ gas 6½. Brush 1 tbsp of the melted butter over the base of a 16 x 26cm ovenproof dish. Cook the vermicelli in a large pan of boiling water following pack instructions, about 3-4 mins. Drain, then tip into a large bowl. Stir in the rest of the melted butter, then add the sugar, sultanas, all the citrus zest, the egg and spices. Mix to combine.
2. Transfer the mixture to the prepared dish and spread out to the edges. Bake for 30 mins until golden on top. Leave to cool for 10 mins, then serve with cream and fruit compote, if you like.