*PUDDING CHOMEUR*

(also known as "Poor Man’s Pudding Cake)
recipe from my mom
A syrupy "pudding" with a cakey topping. It’s very sweet but very good.

ingredients for syrup
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 1/2 cups water
3 tbsp butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
1/2 tsp. vanilla

ingredients for batter
3/4 cup sugar
3 tbsp. butter or margarine
3/4 cup milk
1 pinch salt
1 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder

In a saucepan melt butter or margarine; stir in brown sugar.
Add water and vanilla.
Bring to a boil.
Meanwhile, make the dough.
Cream butter or margarine; add sugar.
In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
Add to butter mixture alternately with milk.
Pour syrup into a 9 X 13 baking dish.
Drop dough by teaspoons over syrup.
Bake at 350 F for 30 minutes.