Cape Cod Indian Pudding Food

CAPE COD CORN PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a 6-qt. stockpot, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add corn and onion; cook and stir until onion is crisp-tender, 6-8 minutes. Remove from heat., In a large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, ricotta cheese, cornmeal, sugar, salt and pepper. Stir in 3/4 cup cheddar cheese, corn mixture and, if desired, basil., Transfer to a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheddar cheese. Bake, uncovered, until set, 30-35 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

AUNT CARRIE'S INDIAN PUDDING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F Grease an 8" × 8" baking dish; set aside.
• Put 2 cups of the milk and 2 cups hot water into a medium pot and bring just to a boil. Slowly pour in cornmeal while whisking constantly. Reduce heat to medium and cook, whisking constantly, until very thick, 12-14 minutes.
• Remove from heat and whisk in remaining butter. Set cornmeal mixture aside.
• Whisk together molasses, flour, cinnamon, ginger, salt, and egg in a large bowl. Pour molasses mixture into cornmeal mixture while whisking constantly. Transfer batter to prepared baking dish; pour remaining milk evenly over batter.
• Bake, rotating once, until pudding is set but still soft and a skin has formed over the top, about 1 hour. (If pudding gets too dark while baking, tent with foil.).
• Set pudding aside to let cool to room temperature. Spoon pudding into bowls and top with scoops of vanilla ice cream.

INDIAN PUDDING CAKE WITH MOLASSES CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350-degrees. Coat a 9-inch round cake pan with non-fat cooking spray; line bottom with wax paper. Coat wax paper with cooking spray, and set pan aside.
• Combine first 6 ingredients (brown sugar through vanilla) in a large bowl; stir well, and set aside.
• Combine cornmeal, flour, baking powder, spices and salt in another bowl; stir well, and set aside.
• Beat egg whites and cream of tartar at high speed of a mixer until foamy. Gradually add 2 tablespoons brown sugar, beating until stiff peaks form.
• Gently fold egg whites and cornmeal mixture alternately into molasses mixture, beginning and ending with egg whites. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean.
• Let cool 10 minutes in pan on wire rack. Loosen cake from sides of pan, using a narrow metal spatula, and turn out onto a wire rack. Carefully peel off wax paper; let cool completely.
• Place cake on serving plate; sift 2 teaspoons powdered sugar over cake.
• Place cream cheese in a bowl, and beat at medium speed of a mixer until smooth. Add remaining ingredients, and beat until well blended. Serve with cake.