Baked Fruit Tapioca Pudding

Ingredients

• 1 cup tapioca
• 4 cups cold water
• 1 pinch salt
• 3/4 cup sugar
• Fresh or canned fruit, sweetened to taste
• Sugar for sprinkling
• Butter for dotting

Method

1. 1 Soak tapioca overnight in 4 cups cold water with a pinch of salt.
2. 2 Cook slowly in a double boiler until transparent, adding water if needed.
3. 3 Layer tapioca and fruit in a buttered baking dish, ending with tapioca.
4. 4 Sprinkle with sugar and dot with butter.
5. 5 Bake for 1 hour. Serve hot or cold with cream.