Ozark Pudding Recipe

Preparation: Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour a 1-quart baking dish. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Transfer to a piece of wax paper. In same bowl, beat egg well on medium speed of an electric mixer. Add sugar and beat until light and lemony looking. Stir in vanilla . Add dry ingredients and mix well. Fold in apples and pecans or walnuts . Pour mixture into prepared baking dish and bake in center of oven 30 minutes or until just set. Top with whipped cream with rum beaten in, or cream with rum added, just before serving. Best served slightly warm. Yield: 8 servings Note: Instead of whipping the cream, you can mix the liquid cream with the rum to serve as a sauce. Per serving: 265 calories, 58 percent calories from fat, 3 grams protein, 26 grams carbohydrates, 1 gram total fiber, 17 grams total fat, 67 milligrams cholesterol, 118 milligrams sodium. Recipe Source: How America Eats by Clementine Paddleford (Charles Scribner's Sons) - out of print Reprinted with permission.