Pink Pudding, Victor
From The Hotel St. Francis cook book, 1919
Serves 6
Serve with fruit sauce.
Presented as published in 1919. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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This recipe was extracted from The Hotel St. Francis cook book (1919) by Hirtzler, Victor., page 236. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Pink pudding, Victor Demi tasse AFTERNOON TEA Brioche Coffee cake Tea, chocolate or coffee DINNER Puree of pea soup Ripe olives Sand dabs, meuniere Saddle of lamb, jardiniere Hearts of palm, Victor Figs Roma Lady fingers Demi tasse Brioche. Dissolve one ounce of yeast in one gill of tepid water and add about one-third of a pound of flour, to make a medium firm sponge. Cover with a cloth and set in a warm place to raise. Then work into a smooth paste two-thirds of a pound of flour, three-quarters of a pound of butter, one ounce of sugar, a little salt, and six eggs. Beat the eggs in gradually. Then spread the sponge over the top and mix into the paste. Cover with a cloth and allow to raise until double in size. Then work together again, and place in a box for several hours to harden before using. Mould into small round balls, place in baking pans, and allow to raise until about one-third above their original size. Brush over with egg, make a cross-cut on top, and bake in a rather brisk oven. Coffee cake. Put one pound of flour in a bowl. Dissolve an ounce of yeast in a gill of lukewarm milk, add it to the flour with two eggs, and work to a medium-stiff dough. Cover with a cloth and allow to raise till double 3i8 THE HOTEL ST. FRANCIS COOK BOOK in size. Then work in thoroughly three ounces of butter, twc ounces of sugar, a pinch of salt, a pinch of nutmeg, and the juice and rind of one lemon. Allow to raise again for about an hour, when the dough will be ready to bake. This dough is the foundation for all kinds of coffee cake. Pink pudding, Victor. Cook one-quarter pound of rice in one quart of milk with a vanilla bean and one-half pound of sugar. When done allow to cool, and then add one quart of whipped cream, some chopped fruits, and one drop of red coloring. Dissolve four sheets of gelatine in a little warm milk
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