Baked christmas pudding with brandy sauce

 
                 BAKED CHRISTMAS PUDDING WITH BRANDY SAUCE
 
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 Serving Size  : 10   Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Desserts                         Kooknet
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
      1/4   c            Butter or margarine,
                         -softened
      1/4   c            Sugar
    2                    Eggs
      3/4   c            Molasses
    1 1/2   c            Finely chopped mixed candied
                         -fruit
      1/2   c            Finely chopped yellow
                         -candied pineapple
      1/2   c            Chopped pecans
    1 1/2   c            All-purpose flour, divided
    1 1/2   ts           Baking powder
      3/4   ts           Baking soda
      1/2   ts           Salt
    1       t            Ground cinnamon
      1/2   ts           Ground allspice
      3/4   c            Milk
                         Brandy Sauce-separate recipe
   10                    To 12 sugar cubes
                         Lemon extract (opt.)
 
   Combine butter and 1/4 C sugar in a large mixing bowl;
   beat with a wooden spoon until well blended.  Add eggs
   and molasses, mixing well.
   
   Dredge candied fruits and pecans in 2 T flour; set
   aside.
   
   Combine remaining flour and next 5 ingredients; add to
   creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and
   ending with flour mixture. Stir fruit mixture into
   batter.
   
   Spoon batter into a greased and floured 2 quart ring
   mold.  Cover with foil.  Bake at 350 for 1 1/2 hours.
   Unmold onto serving platter. Spoon Brandy Sauce over
   pudding.  If desired, soak sugar cubes in lemon
   extract. Arrange soaked sugar cubes evenly around
   heat-proof serving platter, and ignite just before
   serving.
   
   Di Note:  Don't drink too much before flaming this one
   on .  I did, and let us say...it was a very
   interesting moment...
   
   Di Pahl's personal recipes-1994
  
 
 
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