KAZAN DIBI

(MILK PUDDING BAKED AND CARAMELIZED PUDDING)

    Ingredients           Measure  Amount
    Butter or
     margarine           1 teaspoon     5 g
    Confectioner's
       sugar       2 1/2 tablespoon    20 g
    Rice flour              2/3 cup    65 g
    Starch                  1/3 cup    55 g
    Milk              4 cups (1 qt)    1 lt
    Sugar                1 1/5 cups   240 g
    Vanilla         2 1/2 teaspoons     5 g

Grease bottom of a baking pan of 25 x 30x 3 (9x13 x 1 1/2 inch). Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar. Set aside. Combine rice flour, starch and milk in a saucepan. Cook over low heat for 10 minutes or until thickened, stirring constantly in rotary fashion with a wooden spoon. Stir in sugar blending well. Simmer for 1 minute over low heat stirring gently and constantly. Remove from heat. Add vanilla; stir well. Spread into baking pan. Bake in a moderately hot oven for 15-20 minutes or until sugar is caramelized. Remove from oven. Place in a cold water bath. Let stand for 10 minutes. Remove from water bath; chill. Cut into 6 even portions Fold each portion in half lengthwise with a turner up sides in. Chill before serving.

6 servings

Nutritive Value (Approx. per serving):

     Energy ........:  329 cal  Sodium ..........:                 84 mg
     Protein .......:    6.3 g  Vitamin A .......:                358 iu
     Fat ...........:    3.9 g  Thiamin (Bl) ....:               0.07 mg
     Carbohydrate ..:   67.9 g  Riboflavin (B2)..:               0.29 mg
     Calcium .......:   206 mg  Niacin ..........:               0.34 mg
     Iron ..........:  0.30 mg  Vitamin C .......:                  2 mg
     Phosphorus ....:   169 mg
     Zinc ..........:     1 mg  Cholesterol .....:                 18 mg

It is an attractive Istanbul speciality, served with ice cream in the summer.