Why should pizza and focaccia get to have all the fun? Cornbread, with its subtle sweetness, golden hue and earthy flavour, is a welcoming canvas for the kinds of toppings that more commonly adorn Italian flatbreads. Similarly, today’s satisfying dessert features the familiar flavours of rice pudding but delivers them in a gloriously snackable, transportable and plate-able form. Thanks to a reformulation influenced by flan patissier (Parisian custard tart), the pudding, which bakes atop a simple pastry crust, ends up firm enough to slice while remaining silky and custardy.
