Steamed Vanilla Pudding With Pineapple Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 vanilla bean
• ½ lb sugar
• 3 eggs, separated
• 1 pint cream
• 1 breakfast cupful pineapple juice
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1 tbsp arrowroot
• Butter and oiled paper for mold

Method

1. 1 Place vanilla bean and sugar in a mortar; pound well and sift to combine.
2. 2 Beat egg yolks, then stir in cream and vanilla sugar until mixed.
3. 3 Whisk egg whites to stiff peaks and gently fold into the cream mixture.
4. 4 Butter a pudding mold, pour in mixture, cover with oiled paper, and steam in boiling water for 30 minutes.
5. 5 While pudding steams, boil pineapple juice and lemon juice, then stir in arrowroot until thickened.
6. 6 Turn pudding onto a dish, strain hot sauce over it, and serve immediately.