Summer Berry Pudding

Name: Summer Berry Pudding
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 8 (1/4-inch-thick) slices, challah, crusts removed; 12 ounces (340 grams), strawberries, hulled and chopped (2 cups); 8 ounces (227 grams), blackberries, halved (1 1/2 cups); 8 ounces (227 grams/1 1/2 cups), blueberries; 5 ounces (142 grams/1 cup), raspberries; 1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces/99 grams), granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon, unflavored gelatin; 2 tablespoons, cold water; 1/2 cup (5 1/2 ounces/156 grams), apricot preserves; 1 cup, heavy cream, chilled; 1 tablespoon, confectioners' sugar

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Fruit Desserts

By Cristin Walsh ･ Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2013, Cook's Country TV

Most recipes for this traditional British dessert—sweetened berries encased in bread—barely qualify as cooking. So why is it so hard to get it right?

SERVES 6

TIME 1½ hours, plus 8 hours chilling

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