Steamed Pudding
Impress your guests with this delicious holiday dessert. This recipe includes chocolate, cinnamon, cranberry, and ginger. Serve on a footed cake plate for an elegant presentation.

Ingredients
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1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
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1-1/2 tsp. baking powder
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1 tsp. ground ginger
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1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
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1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
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1/4 cup butter (no substitutes), softened
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1 cup sugar
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2 eggs
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2 egg whites
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6 oz. milk chocolate, melted and cooled
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1-1/4 cups milk
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1 recipe Cranberry-Kumquat Compote
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Whipped cream
Directions
1.
Grease and flour a 2-1/2-quart heatproof bowl or 10-cup covered pudding mold. In small bowl stir together flour, baking powder, spices; set aside.
2.
Beat butter on medium to high 30 seconds. Add sugar; beat until combined. One at a time, add eggs and egg whites; beat on low after each. Stir in melted chocolate. Alternately add flour mixture and mixture and milk; beat on low after each. Pour into prepared bowl or mold. Cover with greased foil pressed against edge or lid.
3.
Place bowl or mold on rack in Dutch oven; add water 1 inch up bowl or mold sides. Cover, bring water to boiling. Reduce to simmering. Steam 1-1/2 to 1-3/4 hours or until pick inserted in center comes out clean. Check water level every 30 minutes; add boiling water as needed.
4.
Remove bowl or mold from Dutch oven; remove cover. Cool 10 minutes; unmold onto serving platter. Cool 30 minutes. Serve warm with Cranberry- Kumquat Compote and whipped cream. Serves 12.
5.
Cranberry-Kumquat Compote: In medium saucepan combine 2 cups halved and seeded kumquats, 1 cup packed brown sugar, 1 cup cranberry juice, one 3-inch cinnamon stick, and 1 bay leaf. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, 3 minutes or until kumquats soften slightly. Stir in 2 cups cranberries and 1.2 cup dried cherries. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, 8 minutes until thickened. Discard cinnamon and bay leaf. Stir in 1.2 cup chopped toasted pecans. Serve warm.
Nutrition information
Calories 394, Total Fat 10 g, Saturated Fat 6 g, Monounsaturated Fat 3 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 51 mg, Sodium 112 mg, Carbohydrate 72 g, Total Sugar 53 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 4 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 34%, Calcium 11%, Iron 10%.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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