Persimmon Pudding W Brandy Whipped Cream Sauce Nancy Reagans Recipes

PERSIMMON PUDDING W/ BRANDY WHIPPED CREAM SAUCE (NANCY REAGAN'S

Steps:

• Stir together butter and sugar.
• Resift flour with salt, cinnamon and nutmeg and add to butter and sugar mixture.
• Add persimmon pulp, baking soda dissolved in warm water, brandy and vanilla.
• Add eggs, mixing thoroughly but lightly.
• Add raisins, pecans and orange peel, stirring until mixed.
• Turn into buttered steam-type (about 5- to 6-cup) covered mold.
• Cover and steam on a rack in a pot of water on top of stove 2 1/2 hours.
• Let stand a few minutes, then unmold onto a serving plate.
• Flame at table with additional brandy and serve with Brandy Whipped Cream Sauce:.
• Beat 1 egg until light and fluffy.
• Beat in 1/3 cup melted butter, 1 cup sifted powdered sugar, salt and 1 tablespoon brandy flavoring.
• Beat 1 cup heavy whipping cream until stiff.
• Gently fold whipped cream into butter mixture.
• Cover and chill until ready to serve.
• Stir before spooning onto pudding.
• Note:If you prefer not using a raw egg in the sauce, simply combine whipped cream with a little powdered sugar and a little brandy flavoring. It will have a different texture and consistency but will taste delicious with the pudding.

PERSIMMON PUDDING WITH HARD SAUCE

Steps:

• To make the pudding, in a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar with an electric mixer at medium speed. Add the flour, 1/2 cup at a time, alternating with the persimmon pulp, brandy, eggs, and baking soda mixture. Stir in the vanilla, spices, walnuts, and raisins and mix on low until the butter comes together, about 5 minutes.
• Butter the top and bottom of a 2-quart pudding mold with a lid. Spoon in the mixture. Put the buttered lid on tightly and lock into place. Put the mold in a bigger pot filled with water to come halfway up the side of the mold; cover the pot. It is necessary to have a well-buttered mold and enough water for ample steam for this pudding to come out right. Bring the water to a simmer and let simmer over medium-low heat for about 2 hours. Make sure the water doesn't evaporate; add more hot water if it does. The pudding should be checked with a cake tester. When the tester comes out clean, the pudding is done. Take the mold out of the water and unmold when cool, 1 to 2 hours.
• While the pudding is steaming, prepare the hard sauce. Cream the butter and sugar together with an electric mixer. Beat in the brandy. Chille at least 1 hour. Serve with the warm pudding.

MRS. REAGAN'S PERSIMMON PUDDING

Steps:

• Stir together sugar and melted butter. Resift flour with salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add to butter mixture. Stir in persimmon pulp. Dissolve baking soda in warm water. Add to mixture with 3 tablespoons brandy and vanilla. Add eggs, mixing lightly but thoroughly. Add raisins and walnuts, stirring just until mixed.
• Turn into buttered 5 to 6 cup heat-proof mold. Cover and place on rack in large pot. Pour in enough boiling water to reach halfway up sides of mold. Cover pot and simmer 2-1/2 to 3 hours. Let stand a few minutes.
• Unmold onto serving dish. Pour about 4 tablespoons warmed brandy over pudding and flame. Serve with Brandy Whipped Cream Sauce.
• Prepare the brandy whipped cream sauce by beating the egg until light and fluffy. Beat in butter, confectioners' sugar, salt and brandy flavoring. Whip cream until stiff. Gently fold into egg mixture. Cover and chill.

PERSIMMON PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• In a mixing bowl, combine persimmon pulp, baking soda, sugar and eggs. Mix well.
• Add flour, baking powder, cinnamon, vanilla, salt, milk and melted butter. Stir to combine.
• Pour into baking pan and bake in preheated oven for 55 minutes. The pudding will rise but will fall when removed from oven.

PERSIMMON PUDDING WITH SWEET WHITE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F for glass pans, or 350°F for metal pans.
• Grease and flour two 9"x13" pans.
• Cream the sugar and butter together.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, until thoroughly incorporated.
• Add the persimmon pulp and the buttermilk to the mixture.
• Dissolve the baking soda in a little bit of warm water, let fizz, and then add to the mixture.
• Mix the baking powder with one (1) cup of flour and add to mixture.
• Add the second cup of flour a little bit at a time, but do not overbeat as this will make the pudding tough.
• Divide the batter into two pans (this will produce a rather thin layer of pudding when baked).
• Bake for 45 to 60 minutes checking for doneness by inserting a toothpick in the center after 45 minutes.
• Do NOT overbake!
• Better the pudding be a little on the moist side than dry.
• For the sauce, place the first 4 ingredients in saucepan, bring to boil, boil 5 minutes, then remove from heat and add the vanilla.
• Once the pudding is done and has cooled a little, cut it into 3” squares and layer it in a serving dish with the warm sauce between the layers and ending with sauce spooned over the top.