Plum Pudding And Sauce - Delicious

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/8 cup butter
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup currants
• 1/4 cup black raisins (thompsons if available)
• 1/4 cup chopped nuts, of your choice (i use almonds)
• grated orange rind
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 1/2 cups cold water
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• double cream

Recipe

• 1 traditionally old silver english pennies or silver charms wrapped in grease-proof paper were placed in the batter and cooked into the pudding.
• 2 plum pudding:mix ingredients in order given.
• 3 spray inside of mould with lots of pam thoroughly, or grease it well. makes 3 cups of batter. fill plum pudding mold 3/4 full because it will rise and push the cover open if you do not leave any space for rising batter.
• 4 cover mould with cover.
• 5 steam for 2 hours in large pot placing mold on a stand making sure it does not sit directly on the bottom of the pot. i make a ring out of tinfoil to sit the mold on.
• 6 fill pot with water covering 3 inches from bottom of mold. cover pot and place weight on lid. i use a rock to weigh cover down. check water level after one hour. add more water if the level is getting too low.
• 7 turn over on a plate.
• 8 can be frozen for later use.
• 9 serve hot.
• 10 if cold heat in microwave.
• 11 must be eaten hot.
• 12 sauce:.
• 13 boil sauce ingredients except butter till thick.
• 14 when thick add chunk of butter.
• 15 serve: slice heated plum pudding.
• 16 on each slice pour some sauce and drizzle cream over it.
• 17 serve.