SOUTH AFRICAN BUTTERMILK DESSERT.

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This is an old traditional recipe which became "lost" for a while until I found a recipe again with which I could experiment. It's not too sweet, it's delicious and comforting. Serve it hot or warm, but even cold, sliced, it would be very good. It's a no-fail dessert and quick to make.

Provided by Zurie

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h10m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 1/2 ounces butter, soft
6 1/2 ounces superfine sugar
3 eggs, largest size, beaten
1 cup flour
2 teaspoons baking powder (not soda)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 quart buttermilk (full fat or low fat)
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon, mixed with
3 tablespoons sugar (keep in a little bowl)

Steps:

  • Set oven at 350 deg F/180 deg Celsius.
  • Grease a fairly deep oven dish (about 9 x 9 x 3 inches, more or less): this is quite a large dessert.
  • Using an electric mixer, whisk butter a little until light and fluffy.
  • Add the sugar, and cream the two together well, until pale and creamy.
  • Add the beaten eggs in three batches, beating well after each addition: you want a pale, creamy mixture. Add the vanilla during this process.
  • Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl.
  • Add dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk to the butter mixture, whisking lightly after each addition. Beat until you have a smooth batter.
  • Ladle into prepared greased oven dish.
  • Bake about 45 - 55 minutes, until the pudding is slightly puffy and golden on top. It will crack -- it's not a fault, this is a rustic dessert.
  • As it cools, it will sink slightly -- that's normal.
  • Take out of oven and strew over the cinnamon-sugar you have prepared.
  • Serve hot or lukewarm, as is, or with warm custard or ice-cream. It is also delicious with fruit syrups or maple syrup.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 335.6, Fat 13.2, SaturatedFat 7.7, Cholesterol 110.9, Sodium 463.1, Carbohydrate 46.8, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 34, Protein 8.2

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