Nana's Traditional Christmas Steamed Plum Pudding with Hard Sauce

Recipe courtesy Cindy Goldfield

Show: Food Network SpecialsEpisode: Christmas Festivals

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (4)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(4)

Cook Time:
2 hr 0 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
8 servings

Times:

Prep: 30 min
Inactive Prep: 5 min
Cook: 2 hr 0 min
Total:: 2 hr 35 min

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Ingredients

1 cup light molasses
3/4 cup melted butter
1/2 cup warm milk
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup all-purpose flour, plus additional for tossing fruit
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 pint candied mixed fruit (or diced dried fruit such as pineapple, pears, apples, and plums)
1 cup raisins
1 1/2 ounces brandy
Holly sprig, for garnish
Hard Sauce, recipe follows

Directions

Combine the molasses, butter, milk, and eggs in a mixing bowl. Next, combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves in a large mixing bowl. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in 3 additions. Toss candied fruit and raisins lightly with flour to prevent sinking and add to batter. Stir in brandy.

Pour into a greased and sugared steam pudding mold and place on a rack in a large covered pot with water that comes halfway up the sides of the mold. Cover and steam for 2 hours, checking occasionally to make sure water hasn't boiled out. Let cool for 5 minutes on a rack before turning out. Dust with powdered sugar and serve with a sprig of holly and hard sauce.

A viewer, who may not be a professional cook, provided this recipe. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe and therefore, we cannot make representation as to the results.

Hard Sauce:

1/4 pound butter

1 cup sugar

1 pinch salt

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1-ounce brandy or rum

Beat all ingredients together until very well combined. Serve with pudding.

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recipe Nana's Traditional Christmas Steamed Plum Pudding with Hard Sauce
Belinda Lake Oswego, OR 12-12-2008
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Fabulous Rich Tasting Cake
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I just made this Steamed Cake and it was delicious. I used a brand of Mixed Fruit that I would not recommend in the future.... It was Kroger brand and the fruit tasted like cardboard. The cake turned out beautifully though, with the candied fruit on top. So it would be a real show stopper in the future for a dinner party. I used a round bundt pan with a hole in the center............. Next time I will use either fresh cranberries or craisins and chopped pitted dates, plus the raisins in regular dark style and white ones too for variety, instead of the mixed citrus fruits. Also, I used the dark molasses this time and substituted powdered sugar for the cane sugar in the Hard Sauce recipe. It was excellent, as I used alittle extra brandy. YUMMMMMMRead more
recipe Nana's Traditional Christmas Steamed Plum Pudding with Hard Sauce
Anonymous 12-18-2007
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Dubbed "best ever!" by the experts...
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I work with several British immigrants. I brought this recipe (with slight modifications) to our office Christmas party last... year and it was a raving success! The Brits said it was "brilliant". Some, who were visiting from "across the pond" for the holidays. Said it was the best they had ever had! Even for the Americans who were unfamiliar with Christmas pudding, it was a huge success. I made one basic change to the recipe by using black strap molasses instead of light molasses. The black strap molasses adds a nice rich flavor and dark color to the dish. Just make sure the non-plum-pudding-savvy don't think it is chocolate cake or they will be in for quite a shock! ;)Read more
recipe Nana's Traditional Christmas Steamed Plum Pudding with Hard Sauce
ALLEN st. john, IN 11-07-2006
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Plum Pudding
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

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recipe Nana's Traditional Christmas Steamed Plum Pudding with Hard Sauce
Anonymous 12-21-2004
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Puts me in the Xmas mood pudding
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I went out and purchased most of the ingredients this morning. The only difference was, I made it using dark molasses rather... than the light because that was all I had around the house. It was easy to prepare. I just finished taking "Nana's Traditional Christmas Steamed Plum Pudding" out of crock pot. I sneaked a taste of the "pudding" from the bottom of it, where no one will see it. It is delicious. I will be serving it tomorrow night or on my birthday. I can't wait to make another one. I know my husband will love it as much as I do.Read more