Bohemian-American Cook Book/Ordinary Baked Puddings
Pečené puddingy.
719. PRUNE PUDDING.
Švestkový pudding.
Beat two eggs, add two tablespoons of sugar, a cup of milk, three tablespoons of melted butter, a pinch of salt, a cup of flour sifted with two teaspoons of baking powder. Pour half of this batter into a buttered baking dish, cover with boiled and stoned prunes, sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon, add the remaining batter and bake half an hour. Serve with whipped cream. When fresh peaches are used the pudding is even nicer.
720. APPLE PUDDING.
Jablkový pudding.
Butter a baking dish and sprinkle with breadcrumbs, then cover with sliced apples, sprinkle these with sugar and chopped blanched almonds, then add another layer of apples and proceed thus until the dish is half full. Beat four eggs with a cup of sugar half an hour. Then fold in carefully two and half cups of flour, adding vanilla or lemon flavoring to taste, and pour over the apples. Bake slowly one hour.
721. LEMON PUDDING.
Citronový pudding.
Cream a tablespoon of butter, add a cup of sugar, four yolks, a quart of milk, two cups of bread crumbs, the grated rind and juice of one lemon and stir together thoroughly. Pour into a buttered dish and bake half an hour. When done, spread the top with four whites beaten stiff with half a cup of sugar and the juice of one lemon, let it brown in the oven and serve.
722. ORANGE PUDDING.
Pomerančový pudding.
Peel and slice four large oranges, sprinkle with a cup of sugar and let them stand a while. Mix smooth two tablespoons of cornstarch with cold water, add same to a quart of boiling milk, add half a cup of sugar, three beaten yolks and when thick, cool. When cool, pour over the oranges, which should be in a baking dish. Beat stiff three whites with a tablespoon of sugar, spread them over the top, and brown in the oven.
723. FARINA PUDDING.
Krupičný pudding.
Stir four tablespoons of farina into two cups of boiling milk, boil about two minutes, stirring constantly, salt and cool. Cream two tablespoons of butter, add three yolks, stir this into the cooled mush, add two tablespoons of sugar and three whites beaten stiff. Butter a baking dish, cover with sliced apples, sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon, and cover with a layer of of mush. Put a layer of apples on this and so continue, the top layer being mush. Bake half an hour.
724. TAPIOCA PUDDING.
Tapiokový pudding.
Soak over night half a cup of tapioca in two cups of water. In the morning add a cup of boiling water and boil about an hour, until clear. Sweeten with two tablespoons of sugar. Butter a baking dish, place in it a layer of tapioca, then a layer of sliced apples or pineapple or peaches, a layer of tapioca, and continue until all is used. Bake half an hour. This is served cold with cream and sugar.
725. POTATO PUDDING.
Bramborový pudding.
Peel and boil five or six medium-sized potatoes. When done, press through a sieve. In the meantime heat a cup of milk with a tablespoon of butter. Add two yolks to the potatoes, salt, pepper, the hot milk and butter, and two whites beaten stiff. Mix together, pour into a buttered dish and bake 20 minutes in a hot Serve immediately, or it will fall.
726. MILLET PUDDING.
Jáhelný pudding.
Wash millet in tepid water, then boil it in milk, add sugar and grated lemon rind to taste and turn into a buttered pan. Pour beaten eggs over the top, a bit of cream, dot with butter, and bake three quarters of an hour. You may add sliced apples or boiled and stoned dried prunes to the pudding, if you wish.
727. CHERRY PUDDING.
Třešňový pudding. (Bublanina s višněmi).
Cream two tablespoons of butter, add four yolks and two whole eggs, four tablespoons of sugar, and vanilla to taste. Mix together, then add two cups of flour, a cup of cream, a dash of salt, and beat well. Pour half the batter into a buttered pan, cover with juicy pitted cherries, sprinkle with sugar and then pour in the rest of the batter. Bake slowly one hour. The oven should be hot at first, then slower.
728. BROWN BETTY.
Žemlová bába.
Cut six slices of bread in thin wafers. Beat three eggs with a quart of milk, adding a dash of salt, and pour it over the bread. Butter a pan, place a layer of bread in it, then a layer of thinly sliced peeled apples, sprinkle with raisins, sugar and cinnamon, then a layer of bread and proceed until all is used. Beat two eggs with a cup of cream, pour over the betty, dot with butter and bake.