Nanas Steamed Carrot Pudding Food

STEAMED CARROT PUDDING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in the carrots, potatoes, raisins, dates and nuts. , Pour into a well-greased 6-cup pudding mold or metal gelatin mold. Cover with foil. Place on a rack in a stockpot. Add 1 in. of boiling water to stockpot; cover and boil gently for 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, replacing water as needed. Let stand for 5 minutes before unmolding., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt. Stir in water until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat. Stir in the butter, vanilla and nutmeg. Serve with warm pudding.

CARROT PUDDING

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, combine carrots, potatoes, sugar, raisins, flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, all spice, and ground cloves. Transfer mixture to a clean 1 pound coffee can. Secure wax paper over the top and place the filled can in a large pot with 2 to 3 inches of water. Cover the pot and bring the water to a simmer.
• Steam the cake for 2 hours. Serve warm.
• Buttery sauce: In a medium-size pot, combine butter or margarine, cream, sugar, and vanilla. Heat until the mixture is liquid. Spoon mixture over the warm carrot pudding to serve.

BAKED CARROT PUDDING

Steps:

• Grate the carrots (the finer the moister the pudding gets) and preheat the oven to 200°C.
• Combine flour, sugar and spices in a bowl. In a second bowl cream the butter. Add to the flour-mixture.
• Add the carrots and the raisins. Blend well.
• Fill into two oven-proof dishes, sprinkle with some sugar and bake for 40-45 minutes (cover after 20 minutes if already browned on top).
• Serve with vanilla ice-cream, whipped cream or custard.

STEAMED CARROT PUDDING FOR CHRISTMAS

Steps:

• 1. Mix and sift the dry ingredients Mix with other ingredients in order given
• 2. Steam in butter covered mold for three hours -- keep water boiling constantly
• 3. Serve with rum sauce or caramel sauce
• 4. RUM SAUCE: heat 2 cups milk, thickened with flour, sweetened to taste with sugar, flavor with rum and nutmeg
• 5. CARAMEL SAUCE: Cream sugar and butter, add well beaten egg yolks, and milk, cook in double boiler until thick, then flavor with vanilla

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.

NANA'S STEAMED CARROT PUDDING

Steps:

• IN a medium bowl, combine carot, potato, suet, raisins, currants, peel, lemon juice, and zest. Set side.
• In a large bowl, beat egg; add sugar and molasses, mixing well. Add carrot mixture. In a separate bowl, sift dry ingredients together and add to egg mixture.
• Cover with greased brown paper or tin foil. Tie cover in place. place bowl in steamer and add water to come halfway up bowl.
• Steam for 4 hours. Serve hot with lemon sauce. Makes 8-10 servings.
• VARIATION: You can substitute 1 cup margarine for suet. Place margarine in the freezer for 30 minutes before shredding it into the mix.
• SAUCE: In a saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch, salt and water. Bring to a boil, recduce heat and let bubble gently for about 15 minutes. Just before serving, add lemon rind, juice and butter. Makes about 2 cups.

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.

CHRISTMAS CARROT PUDDING

Steps:

• Sprinkle a tablespoon of flour over fruit & mix, set aside.
• Grate carrot & potato, set aside.
• Cream sugar & butter, add egg & beat.
• Add carrot & 1/2 of potato.
• Mix well & add remaining flour & spices.
• Dissolve baking soda in remaining 1/2 of potato.
• Add to pudding & mix lightly.
• Add floured fruit & mix lightly.
• Add rum or brandy if using.
• Pour into large buttered pudding bowl.
• Cover with greased parchment or waxed paper.
• Cover with clean cotton cloth, tied down.
• This recipe makes 1 large & 1 small pudding. You can make 2 medium puddings.
• Steam on stovetop for three hours, watching water level.
• Water should not come more than halfway up the bowl.
• At this point you can either serve it, refrigerate for a few days or put in the freezer.
• I try to make mine about a month ahead, put in the freezer, take it out the day before you want it, thaw in fridge.
• Steam for one hour before serving.
• Serve with egg nog sauce, or your favorite hard sauce.

OLD FASHIONED CARROT PUDDING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and 1 cup of sugar until light and fluffy. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves; stir into the creamed mixture until well blended. The mixture will be dry. Stir in the carrots, raisins and chopped walnuts. Pour into a well-greased pudding mold or coffee can. Cover the top with aluminum foil.
• Place the pudding mold into a large kettle or Dutch oven filled with 2 inches of water. Cover the pan, and bring to a simmer. Allow the pudding to steam for 4 to 4 1/2 hours over low heat. Remove from the mold. Serve with warm lemon sauce.
• To make the lemon sauce, mix together 3/4 cup of sugar, cornstarch and salt in a saucepan. Stir in hot water, butter, lemon juice and vanilla. Cook over medium heat until thickened. Serve warm over the pudding.

CARROT DESSERT / PUDDING

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium heat, combine carrots and milk. Bring to a boil, and cook until most of the milk evaporates, about 10-15 minutes. Stir in sugar, and simmer until mixture becomes dry. Stir constantly to ensure that it doesn't burn. Remove from heat.
• Stir in cashews, raisins, and Cardamom.

MOM'S CARROT PUDDING

Steps:

• Combine raisins, currants, fruit and almonds.
• Sift together flour, soda, cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg over fruit. Stir to coat fruit.
• Cream shortening until smooth, add sugar and beat until light. Add egg and beat until fluffy. Add carrot and 1/2 the potato, blend. Gradually add flour fruit mixture and blend. Add remaining potato. Stir just to blend.
• Mom usually times this by 4 and can in quarts. Only fill quarts 3/4 full. Place lids on it and place in canner. Bring to a boil and continue to boil for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• To reheat, unseal jar and place in microwave covered with plastic wrap till hot, stir occasionally.

NANA'S QUICK PUDDING

Steps:

• Mix first 4 into a dough and press into a buttered round (about 6 cup capacity will fill to top once cooked)casserole dish.
• Mix margarine and golden syrup with boiling water, pour over dough mixture and cook for 1/2 hour at 180°C or till skewer comes out clean and top is golden.
• Serve with cream or ice cream.
• Yum, very simple and easy.