Wortel Pudding - Carrot Pudding

Submitted by Molly53

"This hearty, heirloom recipe for a steamed pudding is delicious with the bruine saus or with lightly sweetened whipped cream or a good vanilla ice cream. From the Michigan Dutch chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947."

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 20mins
• Ingredients: 18

ingredients

• For the pudding

• 1 cup suet
• 1 cup carrot, peeled and grated
• 1 cup apple, peeled and grated
• 1 cup potato, peeled and grated
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon water
• 1⁄2 cup molasses
• 2 1⁄2 cups flour, sifted
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup raisins
• 1⁄4 cup candied citron peel, chopped

• Bruine Saus (Brown Sauce)

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 cup water, boiling
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

directions

1. Chop suet finely and mix with grated carrots, apples, and potatoes.
2. Add sugar, water and molasses.
3. Sift dry ingredients together together over the top of the raisins and citron.
4. Add to mixture and mix well.
5. Pour into greased molds and steam for three hours.
6. For the sauce: Mix sugar and flour together; add boiling water gradually, stirring constantly and cook until mixture thickens.
7. Add butter and vanilla extract.

Reviews

[Sandy E.]

This is my Family’s Christmas Pudding recipe. I still have the original cookbook my grandma used, it is the same one referenced by Molly53. Mine no longer has the front or back covers so I didn’t have the name. I love this recipe and we serve it warm with brandy or vanilla Hard Sauce.