Tapioca Cream
- 1/4 cup pearl tapioca or
- 1 1/2 tablespoons minute tapioca
- 2 cups scalded milk
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Pick over tapioca and soak one hour in cold water to cover, drain, add to milk, and cook in double boiler until tapioca is transparent. Add half the sugar to milk and remainder to egg yolks slightly beaten, and salt. Combine by pouring hot mixture slowly on egg mixture, return to double boiler, and cook until it thickens. Remove from range and add whites of eggs beaten stiff. Chill and flavor.
Submitted by Aug 19, 2009
15 min 30 min 45 min
15 min 30 min 45 min