Gingerbread Christmas Pudding with Orange Hard Sauce
Servings Prep. Time Cooking Time Calories % from Fat Fat Sodium Carbohydrates Protein Cholesterol
8-10 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A


INGREDIENTS:
HARD SAUCE: 1-1/2 cups powdered sugar 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature 2 tablespoons brandy
1 teaspoon grated orange peel PUDDING: Nonstick vegetable oil spray 1-1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 3/4 cup sugar
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature 3 large eggs1/2 cup orange marmalade 1/4 cup mild-flavored (light) molasses
1 teaspoon grated orange peel



1 FOR SAUCE: Combine all ingredients in small bowl; stir to blend well.
2 FOR PUDDING: Coat inside and center tube of 6 to 8-cup pudding mold or Bundt cake pan with nonstick spray, then generously with butter. Sift flour and next 6 ingredients into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat sugar and butter in large bowl until well blended. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, then marmalade, molasses and orange peel. Add flour mixture and beat just until blended. Transfer batter to prepared mold. Cover mold tightly with foil.
3 Place steamer rack in large pot. Place pudding mold on rack. Fill pot with enough water to come halfway up sides of mold. Bring water to boil. Reduce heat to medium. Cover pot and steam pudding until tester inserted near center comes out clean, adding more boiling water as needed to maintain level, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Using oven mitts as aid, remove mold from pot. Uncover and let stand 10 minutes. Cut around top center and sides of pudding to loosen. Turn pudding out onto rack and cool 20 minutes. Transfer pudding to platter. Cut pudding into wedges; serve with sauce.

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