Steamed Chocolate Nut Pudding
- 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
- 4 tablespoons strong brewed coffee
- 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 eggs, separated and at room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
- 1/4 cup sifted flour
- 13 cup finely ground nuts (almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts or pecans)
- Unsweetened whipped cream
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Butter a 6-cup mold.
- Combine chocolate and coffee in a saucepan and place over very low heat until the chocolate has melted.
- Stir and set aside to cool.
- Cream butter and sugar until light.
- Stir in the chocolate, then beat in the egg yolks, one at a time.
- Stir in the vanilla and lemon peel.
- Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry and fold half of them into the chocolate mixture.
- Mix flour and nuts together and fold into the chocolate mixture, then fold in remaining egg whites.
- Pour the batter into the baking dish.
- Cover the dish with foil.
- Place the baking dish in another larger pan and add enough boiling water to come at least one-third of the way up the sides of the baking dish.
- Place in the oven and bake 40 to 50 minutes.
- Unmold and serve either warm or cold with whipped cream.
chocolate, coffee, butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, lemon rind, flour, ground nuts, cream
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/2686 (may not work)