Cinnamon Dessert Sauce

Good on cakes, apple pie or steamed puddings. Try it on pancakes or waffles, too. From the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947.

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Yields: 1 1/2 cups

Ingredients

• 1  cup sugar
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons flour
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 cups boiling water
• 2  tablespoons butter
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon

Directions

1. Combine sugar, flour and salt.
2. Add boiling water gradually, stirring constantly.
3. Add butter and cook for five minutes, stirring occasionally, until thickened.
4. Remove from heat and stir in cinnamon.