Fruit hat is the generic name for a British
steamed pudding, originally made with a
pastry of
suet and
flour
Flour is a powder made by grinding raw grains, roots, beans, nuts, or seeds. Flours are used to make many different foods. Cereal flour, particularly wheat flour, is the main ingredient of bread, which is a staple food for many culture ...
, and filled with
fruit.
Later, the term came to refer to a category of steamed puddings "made with butter, flour and eggs produce a sponge-like pud topped with sauce that can be put into the base of the bowl and cooked with the pudding... so the sauce melds with the sponge to produce a deliciously gunky top: the 'fruit hat'."
[Xanthe Cla]
Great British puddings - full steam ahead
May 2, 2008
See also
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List of steamed foods
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Upside-down cake
References
British puddings
Fruit dishes
Steamed foods
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