Brenda's Fruit Streudal

I thought I'd post it again,since I had so many requests for this easy to make recipe that is perfect for "taking to an event". Any filling, even those canned pie fillings, work very well. Apple and Raspeberry fillings are my favourites.



Brenda's Fruit Streudal

1 cup margarine
1 ½ cups white sugar
1 tsp. Vanilla
1 tsp. Almond flavouring
4 eggs - beat into above, one at a time
3 cups of flour …beat in a cup at a time and mix well. It will be quite a stiff batter.

Spread 2/3 of batter on 10x15 greased or pammed jelly roll pan or cookie sheet that has sides.Or you could use Parchemnt paper to cover the bottom of your cookie sheet. This eleiminates PAM, but makes it a little tricky to spread the thick batter, hoever,it can be done with a little patience.

Spread *prepared filling*over top, and sprinkle with cinnamon,sugar and flour mixture.
Spread remaining batter on top of fruit, as best you can with as much cursing as necessary. A fork may be used to sort of press the fruit into the batter. Don’t worry if all the fruit isn’t covered with batter, as the batter rises up around the fruit when it bakes.
Bake at 350* till cooked . The top will be starting to brown at the corners.If it is still pale in the middle turn the broiler on for a minute and watch it like a hawk, until it starts to brown a tad, then pull it out.

Drizzle **icing** over cake while it is still warm.
Cut into two inch squares. ( It may be frozen in a container with wax paper seperating the layers)

*Fillings*:

1. 5-6 apples ,3/4 cup sugar,1/4 cup flour and cinnamon. ( mix together)
2. any prepared pie filling, such as cherry or blueberry
3. 5 cups of saskatoons or blueberries, 3/4 c. sugar,1/4 cup of flour,cinnamon
4. 5 cups rhubarb chopped small, 1 c. sugar,1/4 cup of flour,cinnamon

5. use any fruit you want ,mixed as above and you may use baker's starch to thicken it instead of flour, if you have access to it. Remember to mix the bakers starch with sugar before adding it to the fruit so it doesn't lump up. Locally you can by the Baker's starch at the EverGreen Market up the Slocan Valley.


**Icing**

1 cup icing sugar
1 tsp. Margarine
1 ½ - 2 tsp. Milk or water
1 tsp almond extract.
Heat in microwave and drizzle over warm cake.
Can be frozen..



* Tonight, I mixed the leftover apple and raspberry filling together, then sprinkled a few chocolate chips on top 'cause I was a little short of filling... Now talk about yummy!








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