Catholic Recipe: Indian Pudding
INGREDIENTS
- 4 cups milk
- 1/3 cup corn meal
- 1 cup dark molasses
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup raisins (optional)
- 1 cup milk (optional)
Hard Sauce
- 1 cup butter, unsalted, softened
- 3 cups confectioner's Sugar, sifted
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup brandy, cognac, dark rum, or orange juice
- 1 egg yolk
- grated zest of 1 orange (optional)
Details
Prep Time: 3 hours
Difficulty: ★★★☆
Cost: ★★☆☆
For Ages: 15+
Origin: USA
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- John de Brebeuf, Isaac Jogues and Companions (USA)
- Clement I; Columban; Bl. Miguel Agustín Pro (USA)
- Thanksgiving Day
The original American/Puritan Thanksgiving feast included Indian pudding, made of corn meal and molasses boiled in a bag. Here is a modern interpretation of that dish.
DIRECTIONS
Boil the milk in the top of a double boiler. Stir in the corn meal and cook for about twenty minutes over boiling water. Then add the molasses and cook for another five minutes. Remove from the fire and add the butter, salt, spices, the egg beaten, and the raisins if used. Pour into a greased baking dish and bake at 300° F. for two hours. If you would have a soft center, pour the milk over the top. Serve with Hard Sauce or cream, though it is a New England custom to serve the pudding with vanilla ice cream.
Hard Sauce: Cream butter. Add confectioner's sugar gradually, and beat until light and fluffy. Add vanilla, liquor of your choice and egg yolk and process until smooth. Transfer to serving bowl. Can be served immediately warm, or can be refrigerate until firm. Bring to room temperature before serving. Makes 2 cups.
Sauce can be put into a pastry bag and used to decorate. Make rosettes, and decorate with green leaves and candied fruit.
Recipe Source: Feast Day Cookbook by Katherine Burton and Helmut Ripperger, David McKay Company, Inc., New York, 1951Subscribe to Insights...free!News, analysis & spirituality by email twice-weekly from CatholicCulture.org.
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