Rupjmaize Kartojums (Latvian Rye Bread Trifle)

Name: Rupjmaize Kartojums (Latvian Rye Bread Trifle)
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Eastern European
Ingredients: 250g dark rye bread, a day old, crumbled into crumbs; 40g unsalted butter; 60g light brown sugar; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 400ml double cream; 2 tbsp icing sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 300g lingonberry jam

Layers of crisp caramelised rye crumbs, tart lingonberry and softly whipped cream. A classic Latvian pudding.

Time30 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.77 a head

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6 glasses

Ingredients

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250 gdark rye breada day old, crumbled into crumbs
40 gunsalted butter
60 glight brown sugar
1 tspground cinnamon
400 mldouble cream
2 tbspicing sugar
1 tspvanilla extract
300 glingonberry jam

Method

1
Blitz or crumble the rye bread into coarse crumbs. Melt the butter in a large frying pan over a medium heat.
2
Add the crumbs, brown sugar and cinnamon. Fry for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring often, until dark, dry and crisp. Tip onto a plate to cool completely.
9 min
3
Whip the cream with the icing sugar and vanilla to soft, billowing peaks.
4
Loosen the lingonberry jam with a spoon. In 6 glasses, layer crumbs, jam and cream, repeating until you finish with a layer of cream.
5
Sprinkle a few crumbs on top. Chill for 30 minutes before serving so the crumbs soften slightly, but not for longer or they go soggy.
30 min

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