BUTTERSCOTCH() - BUTTERSCOTCH MERINGUE

BUTTERSCOTCH MERINGUE - Butterscotch pudding with a meringue top

A delicious dessert for the sugar addict. It goes well with apricot chicken. This is one of the family favourites that mum makes.

INGREDIENTS (Serves 4)

250 ml (1 cup)
brown sugar
(2)
eggs (separated)
500 ml (2 cups)
milk
20 g (2 Tbsp)
plain flour
20 g (2 Tbsp)
butter
40 g (¼ cup)
white sugar

PROCEDURE

(1)
Mix flour and brown sugar, adding beaten egg yolks and milk gradually.
(2)
Put on to boil and thicken, stir constantly.
(3)
Take off heat.
(4)
Add butter and mix well.
(5)
Pour into buttered pie dish.
(6)
Beat egg whites with white sugar until meringue consistency and pile on top.
(7)
Bake in a pre-heated oven at 175°C until meringue is nicely brown.

NOTES

It is very important not to let the oven get too hot!

RATING

Difficulty: Moderate. Time: 15 minutes preparation, about 40 minutes cooking. Precision: Measure the ingredients.

CONTRIBUTOR

Greg Sharp
Dept. Computer Science, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands
gregor@vu44.uucp