Egg-Enriched Baked Tapioca Pudding

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups pearl tapioca
• 1 quart rich milk
• 2 slightly heaping tablespoons butter
• ½ cup sugar
• 4 eggs, beaten
• Vanilla or grated lemon rind
• Butter for mould
• Dried bread crumbs for mould

Method

1. 1 Soak tapioca in milk for two hours.
2. 2 Cook in a double boiler until tapioca is clear.
3. 3 Remove from heat; stir in butter and sugar.
4. 4 Let cool slightly, then mix in beaten eggs and flavoring.
5. 5 Butter a mould, sprinkle with bread crumbs, and add mixture.
6. 6 Bake until set, turn out onto a platter, and serve hot.