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Steamed Plum Pudding

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Aug 14, 2006
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Spicy slices of this English-inspired dessert are served with hard sauce, made with butter, powdered sugar and a “squeak” of sherry or brandy--if you so desire.

Steamed Plum Pudding

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 3 hr 30 min
  • Servings 8
  • Ingredients 16
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Ingredients

Pudding

  • 1 cup milk
  • 3 cups soft bread crumbs, (5 slices bread)
  • 1/2 cup shortening, melted
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped candied citron
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Amber Sauce

  • 1 cup packed brown sugar or granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine
  • 1/2 cup half-and-half
  • 1/2 cup light corn syrup
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Generously grease bottom and side of 4-cup heatproof mold. In large bowl, pour milk over bread crumbs. Stir in shortening and molasses until well mixed. Stir in remaining pudding ingredients until well blended. Pour into mold. Cover with foil.
  • Step 
    2
    Place mold on rack in Dutch oven. Pour in boiling water up to level of rack. Cover and heat to boiling. Keep water boiling over low heat about 3 hours or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. (If adding water during steaming is necessary, uncover and quickly add boiling water.)
  • Step 
    3
    In 1 1/2-quart saucepan, mix all sauce ingredients. Cook over low heat 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Step 
    4
    Unmold pudding; cut into slices. Serve warm with sauce.

Nutrition

700 Calories
9 g Total Fat
6 g Protein
2 g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
700
Calories from Fat
205
Total Fat
9 g
Saturated Fat
25 g
Cholesterol
990 mg
Sodium
660 mg
Potassium
116 mg
Total Carbohydrate
2 g
Dietary Fiber
9 g
Protein
6 g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
4%
4%
Calcium
22%
22%
Iron
28%
28%
Exchanges:
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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