New England Corn Pudding (Indian Pudding 1)

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   Preheat the oven to 325u00b0F.

2. 2

   Lightly grease a 6 or 8 cup souffle dish with butter.

3. 3

   In a medium-size saucepan over medium-low heat, scald the milk.

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   While the milk is heating, pour the cream into a medium sized bowl and stir in the cornmeal, sugar, molasses, salt, and spices.

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   Add the cornmeal mixture to the scalded milk and cook, whisking constantly over medium-low heat until the pudding has thickened to the consistency of syrup (about 5 minutes).

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   Remove it from the heat.

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   In a small bowl with a whisk, beat the eggs.

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   Add 1/2 cup of the hot cornmeal mixture to the eggs while whisking rapidly.

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   Then vigorously whisk the egg mixture back into the remaining cornmeal mixture.

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    Add the butter and stir until it melts.

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    Pour the pudding into the prepared baking dish, and place the dish in a shallow baking pan on the center oven rack.

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    Pour enough hot water into the larger pan to come two-thirds of the way up the sides of the pudding baking dish.

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    Bake the pudding until it is set and a tester inserted close to but not in the center comes out clean, about 1 1/4 hours.

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    Remove the pudding from the water bath and cool slightly.

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    Serve it warm with vanilla ice cream or heavy cream spooned over the top.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.