Thanks for watching my video, hope you enjoy one of my childhood favourite desserts - steamed pudding. This can be made in a pot or the oven, directions are in recipe below. 😊
Steamed Pudding
Ingredients:
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp salt
2 sticks butter (1 cup butter)
3 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
“Burnt Sugar” mix:
1 cup white sugar
1 cup water
1 can evaporated milk
1. Set aside parchment paper and bakers twine (string). Or if baking in oven, grease a Bundt pan well with butter or oil spray and preheat oven to 350F.
2. Cook sugar in medium pot over high heat, stirring continuously until it turns dark caramel brown.
3. Carefully add water slowly, (be careful of your hands, it may splash out a little) then whisk in evaporated milk. Stir, then set aside.
4. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, 3 spices and salt.
5. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and 1 1/4 cup white sugar. Add eggs and vanilla extract, scrape sides down.
Add the flour mixture and burnt sugar mixture alternating 1/3 at a time until all mixtures are incorporated and mixed in well, like a smooth pancake consistency.
6. (IF STEAMING IN POT KEEP FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS, IF BAKING IN OVEN SKIP TO NUMBER 8).
Place two long pieces of parchment paper in a
large mixing bowl with paper hanging over the sides. Place them in a criss cross pattern, one over the other. Pour batter inside and tie top up with string. Tie around 2-3 times with a bow so easy to open when cooked. (If using Bundt pan, pour batter in pan and place tinfoil on top, shipping it a bit like a cone so there is room for pudding to rise. Secure tin foil tightly around pan & place in oven for 1 hour and 15 mins).
7. Place large steaming pot on stove with about 6 cups water, place parchment package in pot and turn stove on high. Steam for 30 mins then add 6 more cups water and steam for 30 mins. Take pudding out of pot and press to feel if bounces back slightly, if it’s about jiggly, put back in for 5 mins at a time until it’s ready.
8. (If baking in oven) POUR PUDDING MIX INTO GREASED BUNDT PAN. COVER TIGHTLY WITH FOIL AND BAKE FOR 1 - 1 HOUR 15 MINUTES.
Custard:
1 box vanilla heat & serve Jell-o
4 cups milk
Mix two ingredients on med-high heat over stove till thickens and is pourable consistency.
(Or if you live in NZ or Aussie, use Edmonds custard powder recipe 😊).