Puligi

Puligi

I found this recipe from http://www.samoa.as/recipe8.htm

the only thing I changed was the spices amounts, it's a great recipe!

Burnt Sugar mixture

2 cup sugar

2 cup water

2 teaspoon vanilla
In a saucepan over medium heat, measure 2 cups sugar 

stir until it dissolves into a brown syrup.
Turn heat down to simmer, then slowly add water and vanilla,

Briskly mixing until blended, set aside to slightly cool.

In a large bowl blend together,

7 cups flour                 

4 1/2 teaspoon Baking soda 

3 tablespoon Cinnamon                         

1 tablespoon Nutmeg                                      

                              

In a separate bowl cream together,                            

2 cups Sugar

1 cup butter (2 sticks of butter)

4 eggs 

2 x 12 oz. cans evaporated milk (3 cups)

1 cup water

Instructions:

 Mix flour, baking soda and cinnamon & nutmeg.
Cream butter and sugar then add milk, water and eggs.

 Add flour mixture to butter mixture. 

 Add burnt sugar mixture to the above. Mix well.

Pour batter into 2 round fluted pans, cover pans tightly with foil so steam doesn’t escape.
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 to 60 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean…Enjoy!!

Optional:
 add 1 cup of raisins (soaked in hot water for an hour until they're plumped up) into batter

Edmunds Custard sauce:
2 cups milk, 2 tablespoon Edmund custard, 2 tablespoon sugar

in a medium size pot add milk, custard powder & sugar. heat on a medium heat stirring constantly until custard starts to bubble. remove from heat, cover with plastic wrap until ready to use.

* if you can't find Edmund custard, you can use Jello heat & serve vanilla just add a 1/2 cup more milk & 1 teaspoon vanilla and follow directions on packet.