Old fashioned plum pudding
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | slices | Bread torn into pieces |
| 1 | can | (5 1/3 oz) evaporated milk |
| ½ | cup | Shortening |
| ¾ | cup | Brown sugar |
| 1 | Beaten egg | |
| ¼ | cup | Orange juice |
| ½ | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 1½ | cup | Raisins |
| ¾ | cup | Currants |
| ¾ | cup | All-purpose flour |
| ½ | cup | Diced mixed candied fruits |
| ¾ | cup | Chopped nuts |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Cinnamon |
| ¾ | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| ¾ | teaspoon | Nutmeg |
| ¾ | teaspoon | Mace |
| ½ | cup | Butter |
| 2 | cups | Sifted powdered sugar |
| 2 | tablespoons | Whipping cream |
| ½ | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| ½ | teaspoon | Shredded lemon peel |
Directions
HARD SAUCE
Use a 6 to 7 cup tower mold.
In large mixing bowl mix bread with milk soak about 3 minutes. Stir to break up. Stir in shortening, brown sugar, egg, orange juice, and vanilla.
Add raisins, candied fruits, nuts, and currants. Combine dry ingredients and add to fruit mixture, stir until combined. Turn mixture into tower mold. Cover with foil. Place on rack in deep kettle. Add boiling water to depth of 1-inch. Water should not touch mold. Cover kettle, boil gently and steam 4 hours or until done. Cool 10 minutes before unmolding. Serve with hard sauce.
Hard Sauce: In medium mixing bowl cream butter, 1 cup of powdered sugar, whipping cream, lemon peel, and vanilla on medium speed. Add remaining powdered sugar. Beat until smooth spoon or pipe mixture around plum pudding. ThePoet102
Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 368 by Giz2day <Giz2day@...> on Dec 14, 1997