Indian Pudding 2 (New England Corn Pudding)

Name: Indian Pudding 2 (New England Corn Pudding)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 50 min
Yield: 6-8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 cups milk (If adding apples, decrease the amount of milk to 2 cups); 1/2 cup cornmeal; 3/4 cup dark molasses; 1/4 cup butter; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon ginger; 3 tablespoons sugar; 1 egg, well beaten; 1/2 cup raisins; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 2 cups thinly sliced apples (optional)

Submitted by Dee514

"This is a traditional New England dessert. Served warm, with Hard Sauce or a scoop of vanilla ice cream melting on the top. I make this around Thanksgiving, but its great any time of year!(Posted by request)"

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Ready In:: 2hrs 50mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 6-8

ingredients

4 cups milk (If adding apples, decrease the amount of milk to 2 cups)
¹⁄₂ cup cornmeal
³⁄₄ cup dark molasses
¹⁄₄ cup butter
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ginger
3 tablespoons sugar
1 egg, well beaten
¹⁄₂ cup raisins
¹⁄₂ teaspoon cinnamon
2 cups thinly sliced apples (optional)

directions

Preheat oven to 325°F.
In the top of a double boiler over direct heat, heat the milk to boiling.
Stir in the corn meal.
Place the milk/corn meal mixture over boiling water.
Cook them for about 15 minutes.
Stir in molasses and cook for about 5 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Stir in the butter, salt, ginger, sugar, egg, raisins, cinnamon and apples (if you are using them).
Pour the batter into a well-greased baking dish.
Bake the pudding from 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
Pudding is usually served warm (or hot) with Hard Sauce.
Its a New England custom to serve Indian Pudding with a scoop of Vanilla ice cream on the top.

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Reviews

Dee, this is just like I remember as a kid! We had it warm, with vanilla ice cream. Oh yum! I did it without the apples, and also left out the raisins, as per family request. But we loved it! Thanks Dee!

ciao4293
This was good and I liked that it was easier than the other versions.

LaurietheLibrarian

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Dee514

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I'm married (46 years to the same lucky guy) and have 2 kids, a daughter 41, a son 36, and 2 beautiful grand daughters (8 yrs and 6 yrs). I have always enjoyed cooking and baking, especially breads :) One of my favorite quotes:?? Computers are like air conditioners; they stop working when you open Windows.

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