The 1901 Cookbook Archive
No. 1533 — Bread and Apple Pudding
English historical translation of Molokhovets recipe No. 1533 from the 1901 Russian cookbook, retaining original methods and measures.
Beat five eggs with one and a half glasses milk. Add one and a half glasses grated stale white bread, three quarters of a glass of sour cream, cinnamon and half a glass sugar.
Mix until smooth. Pour a little batter into a buttered, breadcrumb-dusted mould, add a layer of sliced apples sprinkled with sugar, and repeat, finishing with batter.
Bake for nearly one and a half hours and turn out onto a dish.
To provide
5 eggs and 1½ glasses milk 1½ glasses stale grated bread, about 1¼–1½ French rolls | ½ glass sugar, cinnamon and ¾ glass sour cream 3–4 large apples ½ spoonful butter and 3–4 rusks |
Original source: Read Russian recipe No. 1533. Historical quantities and terminology are retained. See the measurements guide. Period preparation and storage methods are not modern safety guidance.