Down East Pudding Recipe
Ingredients
| Boiling water | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 1 cup cut-up raisins or chopped cranberries | ||
| Shortening | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Egg | 1 , Well beaten | |
| Sugar | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Molasses | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| All purpose flour | 1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Baking soda | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Best Sauce, Hard Sauce or Whipped Cream Sauce | ||
Directions
Grease well a 1 1/2 quart mold.
Pour boiling water over raisins and shortening.
Mix egg, sugar and molasses; stir in fruit mixture.
Stir in flour, soda and salt.
Pour into mold; cover with aluminum foil.
Place mold on rack in large kettle; pour in enough boiling water to reach halfway up mold.
Cover kettle.
Keep water boiling over low heat to steam pudding until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, about 2 hours.
Lift cover away from you to prevent scalding; remove mold.
Remove foil and let pudding stand 5 minutes.
Unmold on serving platter; serve hot, with Best Sauce.
Pour boiling water over raisins and shortening.
Mix egg, sugar and molasses; stir in fruit mixture.
Stir in flour, soda and salt.
Pour into mold; cover with aluminum foil.
Place mold on rack in large kettle; pour in enough boiling water to reach halfway up mold.
Cover kettle.
Keep water boiling over low heat to steam pudding until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, about 2 hours.
Lift cover away from you to prevent scalding; remove mold.
Remove foil and let pudding stand 5 minutes.
Unmold on serving platter; serve hot, with Best Sauce.
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