(3 ½ dozen)

Ingredients:

PUFF:

• 2 ½ cups pumpkin

• 2 eggs

• 2 ½ cups cake flour

• 4 t. spoons baking powder

• 1 t. spoon salt

• Cooking oil for deep frying.

Syrup:

• 2 d. spoons cornflour

• 1 cup water

• 1 cup milk

• 2 cups sugar

• 1 T. spoon butter

Instruction:

1. Beat the pumpkin and eggs together until well mixed.

2. Sift the cake flour, baking powder and salt together.

3. Add to the pumpkin mixture and mix well.

4. Spoon teaspoons of the batter into deep, fairly hot oil and fry the puffs until golden brown and cooked.

5. Drain on paper towels.

6. Prick the puffs with a fork and place them in an ovenproof dish.

7. Mix the corn flour with a little of the water.

8. Heat the remaining water, the milk, the sugar and the butter to boiling point. 

9. Add the corn flour and cook until done. 

10. Pour the hot syrup over the puffs.

11. Set aside for a little while before serving.