Description
A classic French-Canadian sweet. Along with rice pudding and gelatin, this is one of the most commonly offered desserts in diners. Contrary to the usual recipe, this one uses milk for a more cake-like texture.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 egg
- 1 cup white sugar
- ¼ cup margarine
- 1 cup milk
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups brown sugar
- ¼ cup margarine
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat an oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Sift the flour and baking powder together in a small bowl. Beat the egg
- sugar
- and 1/4 cup margarine together in a large bowl. Add the flour mixture alternately with the milk to the egg mixture
- stirring just to combine. Pour the batter into the prepared dish.
- Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan; stir the brown sugar
- 1/4 cup margarine
- and vanilla extract into the water and return to a boil for 2 minutes. Pour the sauce over the batter.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the center is set
- about 45 minutes.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 50 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 8