Persimmon Pudding With Hard Sauce Recipes

PERSIMMON PUDDING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Add egg; beat well. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk. Stir in persimmon pulp., Pour into six well-greased 8-oz. custard cups or ramekins. Cover tightly with a double layer of foil. Place on a rack in a deep kettle. Add 1 in. of boiling water to kettle; cover and boil gently. Replace water as needed. Steam for 1-1/2 hours or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before removing from custard cups., For butter sauce, in a small saucepan, combine the sugar, evaporated milk, butter and salt. Cook and stir over medium heat for 3-5 minutes or until heated through. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Drizzle over pudding.

PERSIMMON PUDDING WITH SWEET WHITE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F for glass pans, or 350°F for metal pans.
• Grease and flour two 9"x13" pans.
• Cream the sugar and butter together.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, until thoroughly incorporated.
• Add the persimmon pulp and the buttermilk to the mixture.
• Dissolve the baking soda in a little bit of warm water, let fizz, and then add to the mixture.
• Mix the baking powder with one (1) cup of flour and add to mixture.
• Add the second cup of flour a little bit at a time, but do not overbeat as this will make the pudding tough.
• Divide the batter into two pans (this will produce a rather thin layer of pudding when baked).
• Bake for 45 to 60 minutes checking for doneness by inserting a toothpick in the center after 45 minutes.
• Do NOT overbake!
• Better the pudding be a little on the moist side than dry.
• For the sauce, place the first 4 ingredients in saucepan, bring to boil, boil 5 minutes, then remove from heat and add the vanilla.
• Once the pudding is done and has cooled a little, cut it into 3” squares and layer it in a serving dish with the warm sauce between the layers and ending with sauce spooned over the top.