Nana’s Holiday Raisin Pudding
This is my dad’s mother’s recipe. She always made it around Thanksgiving and Christmas. It is a real comfort food for me. After Nana died at the age of 100, I couldn’t find her recipe and no one else in the family had saved it. I recently discovered it while cleaning out a kitchen cupboard. […]
This is my dad’s mother’s recipe. She always made it around Thanksgiving and Christmas. It is a real comfort food for me. After Nana died at the age of 100, I couldn’t find her recipe and no one else in the family had saved it. I recently discovered it while cleaning out a kitchen cupboard. I hope you like it as much as I do.
Yield:
6 - 8 servingsRaisin Pudding
Ingredients
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or sliced almonds (optional)
Instructions
In a small bowl, sift together first five ingredients. In a separate larger bowl, combine sugar and butter; mix well.
Add flour mixture to sugar and butter mixture, alternating with milk. The add vanilla, raisins and walnuts or almonds.
Pour into large greased loaf pan.
Sauce
Ingredients
1 cup brown sugar
2 cups boiling water
2 tablespoon butter
Instructions
Combine all three ingredients in a bowl and whisk together. Pour over pudding mixture and bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes.
