Weight Watchers Plum Amaretto Pudding Food

WEIGHT WATCHERS PLUM AMARETTO PUDDING

Steps:

• Put the plums and liqueur, Marsala or sherry into a bowl. Cover and leave to soak for at least 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Make the batter by beating together the flour, salt, egg, milk, vanilla and caster sugar with a whisk. Cover and leave to stand alongside the plums.
• Preheat the oven to 200°C / 180°F / Gas Mark 6. Spray a 1.5 litre (2 ¾ pint) shallow ovenproof dish with low fat cooking spray.
• Drain the plums, reserving the liquid. Tip them into the prepared dish, then pour the batter over them. Bake in the centre of the oven for 20-25 minutes, until set and golden.
• Serve the pudding, drizzled with the reserved liquid and sprinkled with icing sugar.

PIRATE'S PLUM PUDDING

Steps:

• The night before stirring up the pudding, combine the candied fruit, nuts, raisins, currants, dates, dates/dried fruits, lemon peel and orange peel.
• Pour 1/2 cup rum over the top of the mixture. Cover and let it soak overnight.
• Add apple, carrot, beef suet, flour, bread crumbs, brown sugar, soda, cinnamon, mace, cardamom, and allspice.
• Mix the ingredients thoroughly.
• Whisk together the eggs, fruit juice and 1/4 cup rum in a small bowl. Pour over the fruit/flour mixture, and mix lightly until all ingredients are moistened.
• Spoon into two buttered pudding molds. Cover top of each pudding with buttered foil.
• Cover top of each pudding mold with a cloth dish towel. Tie the cloth tightly to the top using a loop of kitchen twine.
• Place puddings in steamers and steam for 6 hours.
• Remove from steamers and store in a cool place until Christmas Day or New Years' Day.
• Return the pudding to the steamer and steam for 2 hours more.
• To make hard sauce, combined butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and 2 tablespoons rum to make a thick paste. Chill 1 hour.
• Form the hard sauce into a two balls (one for each pudding) and wrap in waxed paper and store in refrigerator until ready to serve the pudding.
• To serve the pudding, place the hard sauce ball on the pudding, and stick the holly sprig through it to anchor it to the top of the pudding.
• Pour warm 2 tbsp rum over the pudding, and touch the surface with a lighted match to flame the pudding. Carry it flaming to the table while everyone cheers.

GRANNY'S PLUM PUDDING

Steps:

• Soak the Candied orange and lemon rinds, sultanas, raisins, currants and apples in the rum and the Guiness overnight.Do not drain.
• In a large bowl, mix the breadcrumbs,suet,.
• flour, ginger, apple pie spice,sugar, slivered almonds and the rinds of the lemon and orange.
• Add the orange and lemon juice, the beaten eggs and the soaked fruit with the soaking liquor. Mix well with a wooden spoon.
• Pour into white earthenware pudding basins and press down into the bowls.
• Cover with greaseproof paper and cover tightly with foil, wrapping cooking string tightly around the rim of the bowls.
• To cook, immerse the bowl into a large saucepan of simmering water for 4 hours. Make sure the water only comes 3/4 up the side of the bowl and cover the saucepan tightly.
• IMPORTANT: Do not let the saucepan boil dry; keep topping with water when needed. And keep the water at a low simmer, you dont want the water to cover the top of the pudding.
• To serve remove bowls from the water, let cool slightly and remove foil and greaseproof paper . run a thin knife around the edge of the pudding and invert onto a serving platter.

PLUM PUDDING

Steps:

• In a deep mixing bowl combine the raisins, currants, candied fruit peel, beef suet, flour, brown sugar, spices, salt and lemon rind.
• Blend the ingredients thoroughly.
• In another bowl beat the eggs with the cream and brandy.
• Pout over the dried fruit mixture and blend well.
• Cover the bowl and let stand i n a cool place for 12 hours.
• Transfer to a large pudding mould.
• Cover tightly with waxed paper and foil.
• Place in a deep pan.
• Add enough boiling water to reach 1/3 the way up the side of the mould.
• Cover the pan and steam for 4-1/2 hours, adding more water as necessary.
• When cooked, remove from the water and let stand until cooled.
• Cover with fresh waxed paper and foil.
• Refrigerate for 2 weeks for best flavour.
• To serve the pudding, steam a second time for 2 hours.
• Turn the pudding onto a heated serving plate. Pour on the hot brandy and light. Serve with whipped cream.
• Flaming Christmas Pudding To achieve the flaming pudding effect: Take a large heavy metal spoon and pour full of brandy.
• Warm the spoon over a flame (candle or low gas flame) or stove element, until hot. Promptly pour brandy over pudding, strike a match and touch the surface of the pudding with it. Bring the pudding to the table. Let the flame burn out on its own.
• (Have someone dim the lights before the "en trance" of the pudding.) The flame will not last long, unless you have one whacking great spoonful of hot brandy.
• For Safety: Ensure that you do not have any paper decorations hanging enroute to the dining room.

PLUM PUDDING

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients but eggs and brandy in a large bowl (avoid metal or plastic). Cover and allow to ripen for 3 weeks in the refrigerator. Stir every few days. When the pudding is to be steamed, add eggs and brandy, if using into the mixture.
• Fill 2 buttered 2 - quart moulds or deep casseroles 2/3 full with mixture. Cover with a lid or seal with heavy duty foil.
• Set moulds in a steamer. Note, if you don't have one, place some small custard dishes upside down in the centre of a large, deep pot with a lid. Balance moulds on top of dishes. Fill pan with boiling water to halfway up pudding, cover pot and steam on low heat for 2 1/2 - 3 hours. ( For individual puddings, steam about 1 1/2 hours.).
• Serve 4, with sauce (see recipe below).
• Note: To preserve puddings, let cool completely, remove from dish (if desired) and let sit for 30 minutes to ensure completely cooled. Wrap in brandy-soaked cheesecloth, wrap in foil and place in a plastic bag. Store in fridge or a cool place until ready to rewarm. Remove cheesecloth before reheating in oven, wrapped in foil or in the microwave, covered in plastic wrap until heated through on medium. Or if you have a pudding steamer, just steam for about 20 minutes.
• Brown Sugar Sauce.
• Carefully caramelize 2 cups brown sugar in a large skillet. To 3 tablespoons flour add 2 tsp cold water and add to caramelized sugar. Add 1/4 tsp salt, 1/4 cup melted butter and 2 tablespoons whipping cream. Let mixture bubble, stirring constantly until mixture reaches consistency of rich cream. Flavour with vanilla extract, or brandy, to taste. Serve with Pudding.

PLUM PUDDING (STEAMED)

Steps:

• Sift soda, salt and spice into the flour, rub in the suet and add raisins.
• Mix the milk and molasses, stir into the dry mixture.
• Butter a pudding mold.
• Turn mixture into mold.
• Steam for 3 hours.
• Remove from mold to serving plate.
• Cover with a clean tea towel.
• Keep pudding in insect-free, cool place for 3 months. (I just kept it covered in the 'fridge.).
• Pour brandy over pudding periodically, if desired.
• Hard Sauce.
• Rub the butter to a cream in a warm bowl, add sugar gradually then the flavoring.
• Pack smoothly in a small dish.
• Keep on ice until very hard.