Old Fashioned Holiday Steamed Plum Pudding

By jeaninemg

Christmas isn't the same without a good plum pudding. This recipe fits the bill - unwrapped and ready to deliver!

Ingredients

• BRANDY SAUCE:
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 cups toasted bread crumbs from firm-type bread
• 1 1/2 cups apples, chopped
• 1 cup dates, chopped
• 1 cup mixed candied fruits and peels
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
• 4 tablespoons rum
• Brandy or hard sauce, recipes below
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons brandy or bourbon
• HARD SAUCE:
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon brandy, bourbon, or vanilla

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 260mins
Adapted from bing.com

Preparation

Step 1

Cream together butter and sugar. Add egg and beat well. Stir in milk and add the next 9 ingredients. Turn into a greased 1 1/2 quart mold. Cover with a greased tightly fitting lid or with foil held in place with string. Place mold on a rack in a large deep pan. Pour in enough water to cover bottom half of the mold; cover. Simmer over low heat 4 hours, adding more water to pan as needed. Serve warm with brandy sauce or hard sauce.

Brandy Sauce:

Cream butter and sugar and beat until light. Add egg yolks and beat until thick and lemon-colored. Beat in cream. Cook over simmering water for 6 minutes, stirring constantly. Add brandy or bourbon and serve warm over warm pudding. Makes 2 1/2 cups.

Hard Sauce:

Cream butter and add sugar gradually, beating until light and fluffy. Beat in flavoring. Makes 1 1/2 cups. Refrigerate. Serve with warm pudding.