Baked Poppy Seed Pudding With Orange

Ingredients

• 4 oz white poppy seeds
• 3 eggs, separated
• 3 oz sugar
• 1.5 oz butter
• 6 oz fine wheatmeal
• 2 tbsp orange water
• 1/2 pint milk

Method

1. 1 Scald poppy seeds with boiling water, drain, then crush finely in a mortar, adding a little milk.
2. 2 Mix crushed seeds with egg yolks, sugar, wheatmeal, butter, orange water, and remaining milk.
3. 3 Beat egg whites to stiff peaks and gently fold into the mixture.
4. 4 Pour into a buttered pie dish and bake at 350°F for 1 hour 30 minutes.