Far aux Pruneaux

In June we welcomed Agathe and Bruno from Le Havre, France, to Ohakune, and Ruapehu Country Lodge. It's wonderful when our guests are here for more than a few days. Agathe and Bruno were with us for four! They cycled the Old Coach Road, hiked to the South Crater on the Tongariro Crossing, traveled up to Waitomo to visit the caves, and experienced watching a Rugby test match at a local pub. The Engineer, being of English heritage was able to sit on the fence and cheer for both teams much to Bruno's amusement. It was a really fun few days getting to know them. As promised, Agathe sent me a recipe passed down to her from her grandmother - for "Far aux Pruneaux"
On a rainy day in June, I decided to give it a whirl.
Here it is.

Ingredients :
100g Flour
125g Prune
75g Sugar
500ml boiling milk
3 eggs (ours are home grown !!)
30g Butter
20ml Rum
1 pinch of salt
1 tea spoon of flavored sugar vanilla

Method:
Preheat oven to 180 degrees C.
In a bowl, mix the eggs & sugar, mix well. then add flour and softened butter. Add rum & flavored sugar , the salt, then the boiling milk.

Oven must be at 180°C while you mix ingredients.

Grease a baking dish and lightly sprinkle flour to stop the mixture from sticking.
Put the prunes in the bottom of the dish and pour over the batter.
Bake for 45 /55 Minutes.

Would I make this again? Definitely - you could even substitute a different fruit - although then it wouldn't be a Far aux Pruneaux!!
I cooked this in a ring tin however it could be cooked in a normal round cake tin as well.
 

Posted by Heather Ellis on July 22, 2014