Yield: 4 servings
50 g tapioca
600 ml milk
2 tablespoons sugar
15 g butter
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; or mixed spice or nutmeg
Preheat oven to 170 C / 325 F / Gas 3. Put the tapioca in a buttered 1.1 litre oven-proof dish. Pour in 600 ml (1 pint) milk. Add the sugar and butter. Sprinkle the top with cinnamon, mixed spice or nutmeg. Add the sugar and butter and continue to cook for 10 minutes, until thickened, stirring frequently. Pour into a buttered 1.1 litre (2 pint) oven-proof dish. Sprinkle the top with cinnamon, mixed spice or nutmeg. Bake tapioca for 2 – 2-1/2 hours. Stir 2 or 3 times during the first hour, but leave for the remaining time to form a crust. Serve hot or cold, plain or topped with fresh fruit, chopped nuts or thick natural yogurt.