Steamed Puddings

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When the steaming time is up, remove the mold from the pot (metal tongs are useful here) and take the lid or covering off the mold immediately. When your product has cooled for about 15 minutes, pry gently around its outer edge with a table knife, and turn the pudding out on a rack to cool further. Don't worry about a few damp spots where moisture may have penetrated the mold's lid, as long as the steamed bread-pudding is quite firm.

The following are some favorite holiday recipes I've collected over the years. Where they call for whole-wheat flour, sifting the flour — or using pastry flour (unsifted) — leads to a somewhat lighter bread or pudding. I've noted the best single mold size for the amount of dough each recipe produces. Feel free, however, to use several molds instead of one. Just remember that smaller molds require less steaming time.

Plum Pudding

There are almost as many different recipes for plum pudding as there are cooks who make it. This is our favorite recipe. (It's great served with Flaming Brandy Sauce, see recipe below.)

1 1/2 cups bread crumbs
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground allspice
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1/3 cup scalded milk, cooled
3/4 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup dark brown sugar
3 beaten eggs
1/2 cup dark raisins
1/2 cup yellow raisins
1/4 cup dates, chopped
1/4 cup apples, peeled and diced
1/2 cup broken walnuts, pecans or toasted almonds
1/4 cup unsifted flour
2 tbsp brandy

Mix bread crumbs, sugar, salt, baking powder and spices in a large bowl. Add cooled, scalded milk. Cream butter with brown sugar, add beaten eggs. Mix fruits and nuts together in another bowl and dredge with flour. Stir fruits, nuts and brandy into batter. Turn into greased 5-cup mold. Steam 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Top with Flaming Brandy Sauce. Serves 8.

Per serving: 436 cal., 7 g pro., 48 g carbo., 24 g fat, 566 mg sodium, 150 mg chol. U.S. RDA: 16% vit. A, 12% calcium, 66% iron.

Spicy Apple Pudding

Apple Pudding is a real favorite! Its perky flavor is set off well with whipped cream sauce, vanilla ice cream or lemon sauce (recipe below).

1/4 cup butter or margarine
1/3 cup molasses
1/4 cup honey
1 egg
2 tsp lemon peel, grated
1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
1/4 cup soy flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tbsp skim milk powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp allspice
1/2 tsp ginger
1/ 2 tsp mace (optional)
1/2 cup buttermilk or yogurt
1 cup apples, finely chopped

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