Gluten-free pouding chômeur
Gluten-free pouding chômeur
Pouding chômeur or poor man's pudding is a traditional Quebec’s dessert that was created in 1929 during the Great Depression, period of massive layoff in the industrial neighborhoods of Montreal. Families had few resources and the recipe vas very simple and cheep to make. It spread rapidly in Montreal and its surroundings. The dessert has become a classic of the Quebec cuisine. Caroline’s version of the recipe is modern because it is gluten-free. She uses rice flour and flax meal. The result is surprising!
Gluten-free pouding chômeur
Prep time: 10 minutes |
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Cooking time: 25 minutes |
Servings or yield: For 12 people |
Difficulty level: Easy |
3/4 cup rice flour |
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1/3 cup tapioca |
1/2 tsp salt |
1-1/2 tsp baking powder |
1/2 tsp baking soda |
1/2 tsp flax meal |
2 eggs |
3/4 cup sugar |
3-1/3 cup 0% plain Greek yogurt |
3-1/2 cup milk |
1 tsp vanilla |
1 cup maple syrup |
Good quality vanilla ice cream |
Preparation
Preheat oven at 350 ̊F.
Combine rice flour, tapioca, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and flax meal in a bowl and mix well.
In a bigger bowl, combine eggs, sugar and yogurt and whisk until fluffy. Add dry mixture, whisk, add milk, whisk again.
If you are using fresh vanilla, split the with knife in the center and remove vanilla seeds with the back of your knife. Add vanilla to preparation, mix well.
Grease an 8 inch cake pan with butter. Spread batter in pan, add maple syrup. Cook in oven about 25 minutes.
When ready, remove from oven and let cool.
Cut in squares, serve with vanille ice cream and garnish with fresh mint