Welf pudding or Guelph pudding (german: Welfenspeise or ''Welfenpudding''), sometimes known as Hock Pudding, is a two-layered

pudding Pudding is a type of food. It can be either a dessert or a savoury (salty or spicy) dish served as part of the main meal. In the United States, ''pudding'' means a sweet, milk-based dessert similar in consistency to egg-based custards, ins ...

from Germany. The white bottom layer is made from a cooked milk and vanilla sauce on a base of very stiffly whipped

egg white Egg white is the clear liquid (also called the albumen or the glair/glaire) contained within an egg. In chickens it is formed from the layers of secretions of the anterior section of the hen's oviduct during the passage of the egg. It forms arou ...

. After being chilled it is then covered with a yellow layer of wine sauce made of beaten

egg yolk Among animals which produce eggs, the yolk (; also known as the vitellus) is the nutrient-bearing portion of the egg whose primary function is to supply food for the development of the embryo. Some types of egg contain no yolk, for example bec ...

, white wine and a little lemon juice. Welf pudding gets its name from the colours of the

House of Welf The House of Welf (also Guelf or Guelph) is a European dynasty that has included many German and British monarchs from the 11th to 20th century and Emperor Ivan VI of Russia in the 18th century. The originally Franconia, Franconian family from ...

(also known as the House of Guelph), a German aristocratic family that ruled the Principality of Lüneburg in medieval times. The pudding is a culinary specialty from Lower Saxony in north Germany. It was created by a Hanoverian chef and served for the first time at the 200th anniversary of the rule of the House of Welf. It is said that it became the favourite

dessert Dessert is a course (food), course that concludes a meal. The course consists of sweet foods, such as confections, and possibly a beverage such as dessert wine and liqueur. In some parts of the world, such as much of Greece and West Africa, and ...

of Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover.

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Welfenspeise
at www.chefkoch.de. Giela. . {{Portal, Food German desserts German puddings Lüneburg Heath North German cuisine Foods with alcoholic drinks Culture of Lower Saxony