Virginia Spoon Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 c. light cream or coffee cream
1/4 c. unsalted butter
5 tsp. sugar
3/4 tsp. salt
1 c. stone-ground white cornmeal
4 eggs, separated
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. white pepper
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar

Preparation

Combine cream, butter, sugar and salt in a saucepan.
Heat until scalding, but do not boil.
Remove from heat.
Using a wooden spoon, beat in the cornmeal, stirring until the mixture is thick.
Beat the egg yolks lightly with the baking powder and pepper.
Stir a small dollop of the hot cornmeal mixture into the yolks to warm them, then stir the yolks into the hot cornmeal.