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Putana Cake
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 60 Minutes
Ready In: 75 Minutes
Servings: 6
I saw this being made on The Thirsty Traveler and think I will make this during Christmas. The name is a little dirty Italian term, I don't know why they call it this.
Ingredients:
4 cups milk
1 cup cornflour
6 tablespoons flour
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup butter
2 3/4 cups apples, peeled and sliced
1/3 cup raisins
1/4 cup dried fig
1/4 cup pine nuts
2 cups grappa
1 pinch rock salt
1 egg
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. In a large bowl mix the corn and white flour together.
3. Pour milk into a saucepan and bring it to a boil over low heat. Just before it boils add salt.
4. Slowly add the flour mixture to the milk, stirring constantly with a whisk.
5. Cover the saucepan and let it simmer 15 minutes.
6. Remove from heat and stir in the butter.
7. Add the raisins, figs, pine nuts, apple slices and Grappa, stir.
8. Line baking pan with wax paper, pour mixture into the pan and use a spatula to pat the mixture down.
9. Crack egg into a bowl and beat, brush the egg lightly over the top of the cake.
10. bake for 1 hour.
By RecipeOfHealth.com