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BAKED RICE PUDDING

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This recipe is from an old church cookbook, the picture is a file photo. 3/4 cup uncooked regular rice 1 tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon 1 quart milk 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup raisins Preheat oven to 275 degrees. Mix all ingredients together in a 2-quart casserole dish. Place in a slow oven, 275 degrees, for 2 to 3 hours, stirring occasionally at first. Bake until rice is tender and creamy. Add more milk if the pudding starts to get too dry.

Caramel Pudding

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Caramel pudding is a continental dessert and also a much loved dish all over India, specially in the Western India....It can be steamed in a pressure cooker or baked in the oven. Stating the recipe (serves 4) as done in a pressure cooker. Though I had to prepare quite a number of times before serving a perfect & set caramel pudding...... Ingredients: 500 ml full cream milk 5 tbsp sugar (ratio is 500 ml milk : 5 tbsp sugar : 3 eggs) 2 tbsp cornflour 3 eggs 1 tsp vanilla essence pinch of salt (optional) chocolate shavings, whipped cream (for garnishing) Caramel coating 2 tsp sugar 2-3 tsp water Procedure: Take a bowl, add cornflour and 2 tbsp cold milk. Mix well to remove lumps. Boiling milk: Put a pan, add milk and sugar. Bring to a boil by stirring continuously until all the sugar is dissolved. Just when the milk starts to boil, simmer and add the cornflour-milk mixture, immediately stir and mix well. Now alternatively increase the flame and simmer for few more mins, until the ...

Steamed Chocolate Pudding

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Pudding is a class example of dessert. Puddings are basically classified into 2 types: 1) a boiled then chilled, texturally a custard set with starch and 2) a steamed / baked, texturally similar to cake. I learned to make basic steamed pudding from my mom-in-law and then started doing various flavoured puddings. Here is the recipe of steamed chocolate pudding , a steamed dessert consisting of milk, cocoa powder, sugar & eggs mixed together and steamed, very similar to the Christmas Pudding. Ingredients: 500 ml milk (ratio is 500 ml milk = 60 gms of sugar) 4 tbsp sugar 2 tbsp cocoa powder 2 tbsp cornflour 3 eggs 1 tsp vanilla essence whipped cream or chocolate curls / shavings, for garnishing Procedure: Mix cornflour with 2 tbsp of milk to form a paste. Keep aside. Take a saucepan, add milk, cocoa powder and sugar and bring to boil. When the milk starts to come up, quickly add the cornflour-milk paste and mix well. (Ensure milk does not spill, control the flame). Increase the flame,...