Steamed Carrot Pudding For Christmas Recipes

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.

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.

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.

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