Steeven Cakes

Ingredients

• Half of a pint of rice
• One and a half pint of flour
• One pound of butter
• A spoonful of salt
• Five eggs
• A quart of milk
• Honey or Molasses (optional)

Directions

1. Pick and wash one half pint of rice.
2. Boil very lightly, drain and let sit until cold.
3. Sift one and a half pint of flour over the pan of rice.
4. Heat one pound of butter and mix in.
5. Add a spoonful of salt and five eggs and beat very lightly.
6. Gradually add into a quart of milk and gently beat again.
7. Bake in muffins tins or waffle irons.
8. Eat hot with butter, honey or molasses.

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Miles Harris
Louisiana Anthology
September 25, 2023