Mascarpone Budini With Sungold Tomato Compote
- 5 12 cups sungold tomatoes
- 34 cup sugar
- 1 lemon, halved, sliced paper thin and chopped, with peel
- 1 cup sultana raisin
- lemon juice, to taste
- sugar, to taste
- 5 ounces softened cream cheese
- 13 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 13 ounces mascarpone cheese
- 3 eggs
- 1 34 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 12 oranges, zest of, finely grated
- 12 lemon, zest of, finely grated
- For the compote: (You can make the compote up to 2 days ahead.)
- Preheat the oven to 325, or a convection oven 300.
- Set aside 1 1/2 cups of the tomatoes.
- Cut the remaining 4 cups in half lengthwise.
- Place them with their cut sides up on a wire rack set over a sheet pan.
- Sprinkle with 1/4 cup of the sugar.
- Bake for 15 minutes, sprinkle with the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, and continue cooking until the tomatoes are dry but not brittle, 1-1 1/2 hours.
- Place the reserved 1 1/2 cups tomatoes into a blender, and blend to make 1 cup thin puree.
- Bring 1 cup of water along with the remaining 6 tablespoons sugar to a boil and add the lemon.
- Let simmer for 10 minutes, then add the roasted tomatoes and raisins.
- Cook until the mixture is bubbling fiercely, add the tomato puree, and cook another few minutes, stirring well with a heatproof spatula so that the bottom of the pan does not scorch.
- Remove the compote from the heat and cool to room temperature.
- Add more sugar to taste, and, if needed, a squeeze of lemon.
- Spoon generously over each budino.
- For the Budini: Spray 10 to 12 six-ounce ramekins with oil and line the bottoms with circles of parchment paper.
- In an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese until smooth.
- Add the sugar gradually and beat until completely blended.
- Add the mascarpone and beat until smooth.
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping the sides of the bowl well.
- Add the lemon juice and orange and lemon zests.
- Pour into the prepared ramekins.
- Preheat the oven to 325 (300 for a convection oven).
- Place the ramekins in a pan large and deep enough to fit all of them, such as a roasting pan, and pour in boiling hot water until it comes halfway up the sides of the ramekins.
- Bake until the budinos are set, 30-40 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let cool in the water bath.
- Remove from the water bath and chill thoroughly before inverting each ramekin onto a plate so that the budino comes out.
- Discard the parchment paper circles.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/mascarpone-budini-with-sungold-tomato-compote-246350 (may not work)