Fireside Steamed Cherry Pudding Recipes

FIRESIDE STEAMED CHERRY PUDDING

Steps:

• throughly grease tube mold.
• stir together breadcrumbs, 3/4 cup sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
• stir in egg yolks one at a time,
• carefully fold in 1 1/2 cups Cherry pie filling, butter, almond extract, and food color.
• Beat egg whites in another bowluntil foamy gradually add 1/4 cup sugar.
• keep beating until stiff peaks form.
• fold about 1/3 of whites into Cherry mixture.
• blend and then fold in remaining egg.
• fold in chocolate chips.
• pour batter into tube moldif top is open close with foil.
• cover mold with wax paperand tie with string.
• place a rack in a large kettlepour water to top of rack.
• heat water to boilingplace mold on rack.
• simmer about 1 1/2 hours.
• remove from heat and cool for 5 minutes.
• remove cover unmold into serving plate serve with cherry whipped cream.
• For cherry whipped cream.
• beat cream with powdered sugar in a large bowl until stiff.
• fold in remaining pie fillingand 1/2 teaspoon almond extract.

BAKED CHERRY PUDDING

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine 2/3 cup sugar, flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in milk. Spread into a greased 11x7-in. baking dish; set aside., In a small saucepan, combine the cherries, butter and remaining sugar. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until sugar is dissolved. Spoon over crust. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

AS-YOU-LIKE-IT STEAMED PUDDING

Steps:

• Generously grease a 1.2-litre pudding basin and put your chosen topping in the base. Boil a kettle of water. To prepare your steamer, put a snugly fitting upturned bowl in the base of a large, deep saucepan, big enough to hold the pudding.
• Put the ingredients for the sponge in a food processor and blend until smooth (but don't overwork the mix), then tip into the pudding basin. Cover with a lid made of baking parchment and foil, and tie with string to secure (see step-by-step). Stand the pudding on the upturned bowl in your saucepan. Pour in enough hot water to come halfway up the side of the pudding basin. Set over a medium heat and bring to the boil. Cover the pan with a tight-fitting lid, lower the heat to a gentle simmer and leave to steam for 2½ hrs, topping up with boiling water if the level gets too low.
• Check the pudding is cooked by inserting a skewer through the foil and parchment lid into the centre of the pudding. If the skewer still has some wet mixture on it, return the pudding to the steamer for a further 15-20 mins, then check again. Once cooked, uncover and turn the pudding onto a plate. Serve straight away with custard, if you like.