Foamy Sauce For Plum Pudding Recipes

PLUM PUDDING SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over medium heat combine margarine, sugar and the egg. Pour in milk and cook until mixture begins to bubble; be careful not to scald. Stir in flour and vanilla; mix well and serve.

MOM'S FOAMY SAUCE FOR STEAMED PUDDING

Steps:

• Cream the butter and sugar together.
• Add the well-beaten egg yolks and beat thoroughly over hot water in a double boiler.
• Remove from the heat and fold in the stiffly-beaten egg whites, then the vanilla and the whipped cream.
• Pour over your favorite steamed pudding.
• This is one of our traditional family favorites!

NANA'S TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS STEAMED PLUM PUDDING WITH HARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine the molasses, butter, milk, and eggs in a mixing bowl. Next, combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves in a large mixing bowl. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in 3 additions. Toss candied fruit and raisins lightly with flour to prevent sinking and add to batter. Stir in brandy.
• Pour into a greased and sugared steam pudding mold and place on a rack in a large covered pot with water that comes halfway up the sides of the mold. Cover and steam for 2 hours, checking occasionally to make sure water hasn't boiled out. Let cool for 5 minutes on a rack before turning out. Dust with powdered sugar and serve with a sprig of holly and Hard Sauce.
• Beat all ingredients together until very well combined. Serve with pudding.

FOAMY SAUCE FOR PLUM PUDDING

Steps:

• Separate egg whites and yolks. Beat two egg whites to stiff peaks. Gradually add sifted powdered sugar. Beat egg yolks with vanilla until thick. Fold yolk mixture into egg white mixture. Whip cream to soft peaks. Fold whipped cream into egg mixture.

STEAMED PLUM PUDDING WITH PLUM BRANDY SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan simmer the 2 1/2 c plums and juice for 6 - 8 minutes over low-moderate heat. Cool, remove the pits from the plums and discard the pits. Drain the plums, reserving the juice (for the sauce) and chop into 1/4-inch pieces.
• In a mixing bowl beat the brown sugar and melted butter together. Add the eggs, beating in well and blend in the plums. In another bowl sift together the flour, salt, and soda and add to the plum mixture, stirring gently. Generously butter a 1 1/2 quart mold with a cover. Pour the better into the mold. Cover the mold with the top or foil and place on a rack in a large kettle. Fill the kettle with water to reach halfway up the side of the mold. Cover the kettle and bring to a simmer over low heat. Steam for one hour.
• Remove the steamed mold from the kettle, uncover and place place in a 400 degree oven for 2 - 3 minutes to dry the top slightly. Cool the pudding for a few minutes unmold onto a warm serving plate.
• Warm the cognac in a small saucepan. Remove from heat, ignite, and pour over the pudding. Bring the flaming pudding to the table accompanied by plum Brandy Sauce.
• To prepare the sauce, in a small saucepan combine the 1 cup plum juice, the granulated sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, and cornstarch. Mix well and bring to a simmer over low heat, stirring constantly until slightly thickened. Remove from heat and blend in cognac, lemon juice and 1 tablespoon butter. Serve warm with plum pudding.
• Note: This pudding may be prepared 2 - 3 days in advance, wrapped tightly and refrigerated. If this is the case, before serving steam again in the mold for about 1 hour. This is really a delicious and festive holiday dessert -- give it a try!

PLUM PUDDING AND SAUCE - DELICIOUS

Steps:

• Traditionally old silver English pennies or silver charms wrapped in grease-proof paper were placed in the batter and cooked into the pudding.
• PLUM PUDDING:Mix ingredients in order given.
• Spray inside of mould with lots of Pam thoroughly, or grease it well. Makes 3 cups of batter. Fill plum pudding mold 3/4 full because it will rise and push the cover open if you do not leave any space for rising batter.
• Cover mould with cover.
• Steam for 2 hours in large pot placing mold on a stand making sure it does not sit directly on the bottom of the pot. I make a ring out of tinfoil to sit the mold on.
• Fill pot with water covering 3 inches from bottom of mold. Cover pot and place weight on lid. I use a rock to weigh cover down. Check water level after one hour. Add more water if the level is getting too low.
• Turn over on a plate.
• Can be frozen for later use.
• Serve hot.
• If cold heat in microwave.
• Must be eaten hot.
• SAUCE:.
• Boil Sauce ingredients except butter till thick.
• When thick add chunk of butter.
• SERVE: Slice heated Plum Pudding.
• On each slice pour some sauce and drizzle cream over it.
• Serve.