Quick Steamed Apple Pudding.
3 pints of pared and quartered apples.
1 tablespoonful of butter.
1/2 pint of flour.
1 gill of sugar.
1/2 pint of water.
1 gill of milk.
1/4 teaspoonful of salt.
1 teaspoonful of baking powder.
1/4 of a nutmeg, grated.
Put the apples, water, sugar, and nutmeg into a broad porcelain or granite-ware saucepan, and set on the fire. When the apples begin to boil, set back where they will cook gently. Now mix the flour, salt, and baking powder together and rub through a sieve. Rub the butter into this dry mixture and then wet with the milk, stirring rapidly into a soft dough. Sprinkle the bread board with flour, and roll the dough into a round piece about the size of the top of the saucepan. Lay this on the apples; then put on the cover, and continue the gentle cooking for thirty minutes. Now lift the crust to a plate for a moment, and turn the apple into a pudding dish. Place the crust over it, and serve with nutmeg sauce or creamy sauce.