| Ingredients: 2 large rutabagas, (about 1 1/2 kg)
1 1/2 cups cream or mixture of cream and milk
3/4 cup dried breadcrumbs
1/3 cup dark syrup
1 egg
1 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
1 tablespoon salt
Coating: dried breadcrumbs, butter
Directions:1. Scrub and peel the rutabagas. Cut up into large pieces and boil in slightly salted water until soft.
2. Strain, keep the cooking liquid, and mash or blend the rutabagas in a kitchen blender.
3. Mix in the cream and dried breadcrumb paste, dark syrup, beaten egg and spices, and as much of the cooking liquid as is needed to give a loose soft consistency.
4. Turn into a greased baking dish, press the surface with a fork to make a pattern, sprinkle over a thin coating of dried breadcrumbs.
5. Dot the top with butter and bake in the oven. |
