Sufficient to Serve Six
)
- 1/4 c. butter
- 1/4 c. sugar
- 2 c. flour
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 3 tsp. baking powder
- 1-1/4 c. milk
- 2 egg whites
- 1 c. berries or stoned cherries
Cream the butter and add the sugar. Sift together the dry ingredients and add these alternately with the milk. Beat the egg whites and fold these in. Place a layer of dough in the bottom of a buttered baking dish, put a layer of fruit on top of this, add dough next and then fruit, and have a final layer of dough on top. Cover tight and steam for 1-1/2 or 2 hours or bake without the cover in a moderate oven for about 45 minutes. Serve with a fruit or a hard sauce.
54. COCONUT PUFF.--A light pudding to which shredded coconut is added to give flavor is a satisfactory dessert for a heavy meal. As it is baked in muffin pans, it may be served in a dainty manner.
COCONUT PUFF
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Sufficient to Serve Eight
)
- 1/2 c. butter
- 1 c. sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 c. flour
- 1/2 tsp. soda
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 c. sour milk
- 1/2 c. shredded coconut