Daring Bakers Challenge: Traditional British Puddings

The April 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Esther of The Lilac Kitchen. She challenged everyone to make a traditional British pudding using, if possible, a very traditional British ingredient: suet.
Bacon Leek Pudding, sliced open

This challenge put me out of my comfort zone not only with a new technique, but with a new ingredient as well: suet. I rarely eat meat, so my first thought was to forge ahead with the vegetarian suet version or to just make a sweet sponge pudding.

But the more I thought about it, the more I wanted to attempt the traditional version of the challenge. I put aside my objections so that I could try an authentic dish from another culture. And then I decided to try the sweet sponge pudding as well!

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Potato Bacon Frittata

Potato Bacon Frittata

When we spent the weekend in Big Sur, we ate two breakfasts and one dinner at the Big Sur Bakery.  I fell in love.  I needed more than one weekend to try each breakfast pastry and every type of pizza.

I’ll go back someday soon, but for now I’ve got their cookbook.  When I saw the potato frittata recipe I remembered seeing the frittata in the breakfast pastry case.  I didn’t try it while we were there, but now I can make it at home!

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