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'Indian pudding is a baked custard with milk, molasses, and cornmeal. Its warm and comforting on a cold day. Or, its a delicious dessert for Thanksgiving as something different to enjoy besides pie! Best of all, Indian pudding can be made ahead of time and just warmed up.
Where did Indian Pudding get its name? Its actually an American creation, combining British methods with Native American means. The name stems from the Brits hasty pudding, which was made by boiling wheat flour in water or milk until it thickened into a pudding. In the New World, where Native Americans regularly used corn as their grain of choice, European colonists tweaked the British pudding recipe and substituted cornmeal (often called Indian flour) for wheat flour, producing the dish we know as Indian Pudding.
We have references to Indian Pudding dating back to the 1700s and is said to have been a favorite dish of Founding Father John Adams.
Originally, Indian Pudding was fixed to be either sweet or savory, but today, its known as a sweet dessert. While its certainly not the prettiest, Indian Pudding is good, simple comfort food and youll be coming back for more! For a nice dinner, you could try making this dessert in individual ramekins. Sprinkle with more spices if you wish. Top with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream!
If making Indian pudding in advance, just reheat in the microwave prior to serving.
INGREDIENTS
4 cups whole milk, divided
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
1/2 cup molasses
1/2 cup light-brown sugar
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, softened
2 large eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
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soothsayer
(38,601 posts)dhill926
(16,337 posts)Howard Johnson's used to have it...
Throckmorton
(3,579 posts)I make it 5 or 6 time a year, in the winter months only.
My variation uses 2 cups of 1/2 and 1/2 in place of 2 cups of whole milk.
I also use Dark Maple syrup in place of the molasses and add 1/4 teaspoon of mace or Ground Cloves.
Oh, and don't forget the Vanilla Ice Cream on top.