Woodford Pudding

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Woodford pudding is a Kentucky dish that's closely related to an old English jam pudding. This recipe was from fudge H.H. Tye of Williamsburg and appeared in the early cookbook, Out of Kentucky Kitchens by Marion Flexner.

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Ingredients

  • i 2 cup softened butter or margarine
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 eggs, separated
  • i 12 cups blackberry jam
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder l teaspoon cinnamon
  • 12 teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon cloves 1 cup milk
  • SAUCE FOR WOODFORD PUDDING
  • 14 cup softened butter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 egg, well-beaten
  • 1/4 cup brandy or whiskey or to taste
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Preparation

Step 1

Cream the butter and sugar in a bowl. Add the egg yolks and blackberry jam. Sift the flour, baking powder and spices in a separate bowl. Add the milk and butter mixture, alternately, to the flour mixture. Beat egg whites into stiff peaks. Fold in the egg whites. Pour into a greased 9x9-inch baking dish. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 to 45 minutes or until pudding sets. Serve hot with pudding sauce. Makes 6 servings.

Sauce:

Cream the butter and sugar in a bowl. Add the egg. Pour into the top of a double boiler and cook, stirring until the mixture thickens. Do not allow the mixture to boil. Add the brandy or whiskey. Serve at once with pudding.

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