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Recipe courtesy of Cindy Goldfield

Show: All-American Festivals

Episode: Christmas Festivals

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

Yield:: 8 servings

Level:: Intermediate

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

Hard Sauce:

1/4 pound butter
1 cup sugar
1 pinch salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-ounce brandy or rum

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.

Hard Sauce:

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

A viewer or guest of the show, who may not be a professional cook, provided this recipe. It has not been tested for home use.

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Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: european
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; 1/4 pound butter; 1 cup sugar; 1 pinch salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1-ounce brandy or rum