{"id":6140,"date":"2020-05-31T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2020-05-31T07:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-west\/?p=6140"},"modified":"2024-05-31T09:16:32","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T07:16:32","slug":"on-the-menu-today-malva-pudding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-west\/blog\/2020\/05\/31\/on-the-menu-today-malva-pudding\/","title":{"rendered":"On the menu today: Malva pudding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Capsicum Culinary Studio \u2013 South Africa\u2019s largest chef school \u2013 has tasked its chef lecturers to come up with some delicious dishes, perfect for the whole family to enjoy during the current lockdown.<\/p>\n<p>Chef Charne Wylie from the school&#8217;s Pretoria campus shares her recipe for her delicious and easy-to-make Malva pudding \u2013 perfect for the winter weather we are currently experiencing &#8211; and best served with lashings of cream or custard (or both for the very greedy!)<\/p>\n<p><em>There are various theories on where the name for this traditional South African pudding came from including:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Oxford English Dictionary says it comes from Afrikaans <em>malvalekker<\/em>, meaning &#8220;marshmallow&#8221; (ultimately from Latin malva, a mallow), which may arise from a resemblance between the pudding&#8217;s texture and that of a marshmallow or a similar Afrikaner sweet, the <em>malvalekker<\/em>, made with the extract of marshmallow.<\/li>\n<li>Malva is also Afrikaans for geranium and a theory is that the batter was originally flavoured with the leaves of the lemon- or rose-scented geranium.<\/li>\n<li>Another theory is that the sauce originally contained Malvasia (malmsey) wine. Proponents of this theory include brandy or sherry in the sauce.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>MALVA PUDDING<\/strong><br \/>\n(makes 8 portions)<br \/>\n<strong>For the Pudding:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups sugar<\/li>\n<li>4 eggs<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp apricot jam<\/li>\n<li>2\u00bd cups flour<\/li>\n<li>2 tsp bicarb<\/li>\n<li>Pinch salt<\/li>\n<li>4 tbsp melted butter<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp vinegar<\/li>\n<li>250ml milk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Method:<\/strong><br \/>\nBeat the eggs and sugar well until they are light and fluffy.<br \/>\nAdd the apricot jam to the egg and sugar mixture.<br \/>\nSift together the flour, bicarb and salt in a separate bowl.<br \/>\nMix the butter, vinegar and milk and add to the flour mixture. 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