Sonia Tastes Hawaii: The Puna 'Ulu Festival - Cooking Contest Recipe

March 12, 2012

The Puna 'Ulu Festival - Cooking Contest Recipe - 'Ulu Custard Pie

The recent Breadfruit Festival at the Kua O Ka Lā Public Charter School at Pū'āla'a on Red Road in Lower Puna on the Island of Hawai'i showcased this versatility of this fruit with a cooking contest.

Recipes were entered in three categories:

Appetizers

Entrée

Desserts

Judging Criteria:

Best Use of Breadfruit

Taste

Appearance and Presentation

Originality

Healthy Ingredients

The following pie was a second place winner in the Desserts Category

'Ulu Custard Pie

2 cups ripe raw ‘ulu

1 14 ounce can condensed milk

1 12 ounce can evaporated milk

1 cup milk – more or less to total 3 cups of milk when all combined

5 eggs

1/2 block cream cheese at room temperature

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F

Combine all ingredients at medium speed until well blended. Pour into a 9 inch pie shell – your own favorite crust recipe or ready-made and bake at 435 degrees F for 15 minutes. Lower temperature to 305 degrees for 45 minutes (more or less)

Custard is done when edges are firm and center is soft but not wet.

Pie may ‘puff up” when done, but will settle at rest. Sprinkle with cinnamon if desired.

He ‘ono La!

Entry by Eno Gerard, Pana'ewa, Hilo

Notes:

'ulu - Hawaiian word for breadfruit

ono - delicious

To learn more about breadfruit, please visit the Breadfruit Institute site of the National Tropical Botanical Garden.

For more articles and recipes from the Puna Festival, please visit the following links:

The Revitalization of Breadfruit

The Puna 'Ulu Festival - Cooking Contest Recipe - BOS

The Puna 'Ulu Festival - Cooking Contest Recipe - Healthiest Choice