Cassava Pone
This cassava dish is a sweet dish that can be served as desert or as a sweet bread.
Ingredients:
- 2½ cups sweet cassava, peeled and finely grated, or 1 cup cassava meal.
- 1 cup grated coconut
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ tsp ground or freshly grated nutmeg
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp freshly grated ginger
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp butter or margarine, melted
- 1 cup milk or evaporated milk
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 °F (180°C/Gas 4) and grease an 8 inch, square baking dish.
Combine cassava and coconut in large mixing bowl Add sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, vanilla, and butter and mix well. Gradually mix in enough milk to form a thick batter.
Turn mixture into prepared baking dish. Bake until set and top is browned, about 1¼ hours. let cool, then cut into slices and serve.
