Tiny Tims Plum Pudding Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs. Combine the bread crumbs, flour, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, salt and cloves; gradually beat into the creamed mixture. Fold in the plums, dates, raisins, carrots, currants and orange peel. Pour into a well-greased 8-cup pudding mold, metal gelatin mold or ovenproof bowl; cover tightly. Place on a rack in a stockpot; add 3 in. of hot water to pot. Bring to a gentle boil; cover and steam for 2 to 2-1/2 hours or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, adding water as needed. Let stand for 5 minutes before unmolding. In a small bowl, beat the butter, confectioners' sugar and rum until smooth. Unmold pudding onto a serving plate; cut into wedges. Serve warm with sauce. Yield: 12 servings (1-1/2 cups hard sauce).

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a 2 quart baking dish, stir together plums, 1 cup sugar, water, tapioca and cinnamon. Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. (You can also cook the plum mixture in the microwave for 15 minutes.)
• Raise oven temperature to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, stir together baking mix, 3 tablespoons sugar, milk and melted margarine to form a biscuit dough. Drop dough by spoonfuls onto plum mixture. Bake in preheated oven 10 minutes, until golden brown. Let cool slightly before serving.