*puligi*

Submitted by jAcQuiE_7

"This bread recipe is from the pacific islands (Samoa). It's texture and fragrance is like no other bread around and is typically eaten as a dessert with hot custard sauce or plain."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 45mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 2 bundts

ingredients

• 7 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
• 5 tablespoons cinnamon
• 2 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 2 (12 ounce) cans evaporated milk
• 1 1⁄2 cups water
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

directions

1. *In a saucepan over medium heat place 2 cups sugar & allow to dissolve into syrup. Turn heat down to simmer & slowly add 2 cups water (same time stirring with whisk. BE CAREFUL! Sugar mixture & water will cause a very hot steam to errupt. You may blow towards mixture while constantly stirring until all water is incorporated.) then vanilla.
2. *Mix flour, baking soda & cinnamon. Set aside.
3. *Cream sugar & butter, then add eggs, milk & water.
4. *Add flour mixture to butter mixture.
5. *Add burnt sugar mixture to creamed sugar & butter mixture; mix well.
6. *Pour batter in 2 bundt pans that are sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
7. *Cover with foil and bake in pre-heated oven at 350-deg. for about 1 hour.
8. *Allow to cool 30 min.*.
9. *ENJOY*.