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Indian pudding

Cornmeal and molasses, baked slow until it is a spoonable custard.

4.4 from 46 reviews · The Kitchen

Total
150m
Prep
15m
Serves
8

Ingredients

8
  • 4 cups milk
  • 1/2 cup cornmeal
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg

Steps

  1. 1

    Heat the oven to 325°F. Butter a baking dish.

  2. 2

    Scald 3 cups of the milk. Whisk in the meal and cook until thick.

  3. 3

    Stir in the molasses, butter, spice, and salt. Beat in the egg.

  4. 4

    Pour it into the dish. Pour the last cup of milk over the top. Do not stir.

  5. 5

    Bake 2 hours. The top will be dark and the middle soft. Serve warm.

Cold Indian pudding, sliced, is breakfast. Warm, it is the end of supper.

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