Pat’s Point of View

Over a weekend of hot, humid weather I decided to stay indoors and do what any other red blooded Aussie male would do; bake. Having recently watched an episode of SBS’s Food Safari dedicated to Maltese food, I thought I’d try my luck at a Puddina recipe by Rita O’Dwyer. For those that don’t know it, Puddina is a dessert similar to that old British favourite bread and butter pudding.

In keeping with the spirit of Maltese cooking, I altered the recipe to make use of what we had lying around, so the actual recipe turned out to be:

The bread I used was Pana de Casa, this was as close to “good crusty Maltese bread” as I could find. It was still quite fresh so I ’staled’ it in the oven for about 5 minutes. I added the Wheatbix because we had some lying around and weren’t going to eat them, but it’s also a good gimmick. All the other ‘unusual’ ingredients are substitutions for what Rita suggested, based on what we had lying around (in most cases close to the used-by date).

This took very little time to prepare, and I reckon kids would love making (and eating) it. Especially the mashing of the bread. Not sure about the Sherry though, might need a substitute if the kiddies will be partaking.

I was very happy with the results, served both hot and cold. However, Jenn wouldn’t touch it. Said the smell made her feel ill. Hmmm, and she’s the Maltese one! Must be the pregnancy talking :)

Now on to something more challenging, Timpana perhaps.

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