CHRISTMAS PUDDING RECIPE
1 cup bread crumbs
2 cups dark raisins
1 cup chopped dates
1/2 cup walnuts
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1/3 cup molassess
1 cup milk
cream butter,sugar, add eggs, molasses then
milk. add bread crumbs, fruit,nuts, and
flourand spices. mix well. Put in dish that
will fit in your steamer.(like a cassarole
dish.) Steam for 3 hours
until knife comes out clean when you check
it. Serve with a sauce made with boiling
water brown sugar vanilla and corn starch
to thicken it. Topped with some vanilla ice
cream.
I make it in small dishes to give away a
christmas with recipe attached for sauce.
Lynn
13150 I have always done mine in the oven. I use a tall bowl, cover the top with parchment paper. Get a large piece of brown paper fold a pleat in the middle and then place over the top of the bowl. Tie it down tight with cord. (This prevents water entering the bowl) Fill a roaster pan with boiling water and place the bowl in the water. I then cover the roaster and bowl with aluminium foil making sure all edges are sealed. BE CAREFULL LIFTING IT INTO THE OVEN. Keep an eye on the roaster making sure it does not boil dry, add boiling water if necessary. Gives you a lovely moist pudding. Use a high heat to keep the water steaming.
414 My Mon used to do this with a similar recipe. She poured batter into saved veg cans and covered tops with wax paper or foil and tied string around can and steamed in a large pot with water added and a lid on top. We called it Boston brown bread and it was good ,a real special treat!! Wonderful memories!
by designgirl 18 days ago
My Aunt would do it in the tins. Either way it is a great pudding. Thanks for your comments. Lynn
22134 Thank you, this sounds wonderful. Will give it a try. I wonder if this could be cooked in a crockpot. H&*.
by designgirl 04 Nov 2009
I have only done it in a steamer. Proably any pot with a lid will do that you can raise the bowl with the pudding in above the water so it will steam. Hope this helps. Lynn.
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10802 Sounds delicious. And no I won't wait until Christmas to try it!Thanks for sharing.
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16395 Oh, my, sounds wonderful! Now, what's a steamer? I have a bitty basket to steam veggies in, but have never needed anything bigger, apparently. Would it work to put a rack in my big canning kettle, with the dish on the rack up out of the water? And you'd cover it, too, I'm assuming. Ok, hey, I'm Russian/Polish, we BOIL stuff to death, and often stuff you don't even want to know what it is! Hee hee hee, seriously, would really like to know what y'all steam that's big. Also, I'm gluten-free, so do you suppose I could use rice flour or tapioca flour as a substitute? Hugs, Marji
by marjialexa 04 Nov 2009
The google ads to the side struck me funny, I got one for Grandma's fruit cake, and how to bust belly fat, hee hee hee. So, which is it gonna be? Can't have both...
by designgirl 04 Nov 2009
It would or should work with your canning kettle. Yes you do cover it. I don't know about the flour bit, but I sure it should work. I have a canning kettle that has a steamer insert. It just sits in the top of the kettle. It has alot of holes in it to let the steam come up and around the pudding. Good luck, let us know if it works with your gluten-free flour. Hugs Lynn
by chenille 04 Nov 2009
I always use my crock pot.Just put a rack
in the bottom(I use a small cake rack),add
about 1-2 cups of water( warm) and let it
steam for all day (6-8 hrs.) I do this to
reheat them too...make mine in mason jars
if I'm doing a large amount and put
them in the canning kettle with seals. When
you want one just pop it in the crock pot
as mentioned above...works like a
charm!!
Have a great day everyone!!
"Chenille"
22871 37696 Thanx, sounds really good!!! I've always wanted a recipe for this! **
19251 586 Sounds delish Lynn. I'll have to try it. *
by designgirl 03 Nov 2009
Thanks Lillian, we make it every year for Christmas.My Grandmother use to make it then my mother and now I do.
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We have always done it in a steamer, but if people don't have one this is a great way to do it. Thanks for sharing this idea. Lynn