KEY POINTS:
Serves 4-6
8 tamarillos
1 cup caster sugar
1 cup water
1/4 cup dessert wine
1 strip of lemon zest
1 Tbs brandy
1 1/4 cups milk
1/3 cup caster sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup plain flour
1 With the point of a paring knife, make a cross on the bottom end of each tamarillo. Place in a bowl and cover with boiling water then leave for 20 minutes. Peel but leave the stalks on.
2 In a saucepan combine the sugar, water, wine and lemon. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar, then reduce the heat to a simmer and put in the fruit. Gently simmer for 30 minutes then cool.
3 Heat the oven to 180C. Whisk together the brandy, milk, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Sift the salt and flour and whisk in. Place the tamarillos in a baking dish then pour over the batter. Bake for 30 minutes then dust liberally with icing sugar before serving.