Ingredients

  • 1 12 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 12 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 14 teaspoon salt
  • 14 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 14 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 18 teaspoon clove
  • 13 cup sugar
  • 13 cup dark brown sugar, packed
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg
  • 12 cup low-fat milk
  • 1 12 cups fresh cranberries, coarsely chopped
  • 12 cup golden raisin
  • 3 tablespoons pecans, chopped
  • 1 34 cups low-fat milk
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tablespoons orange marmalade
  • 1 teaspoon butter, softened
  • 12 teaspoon orange rind, grated
  • 12 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method

  • Pudding:.
  • Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, ginger, nutmeg and cloves in a small bowl with a whisk.
  • Set aside.
  • Beat the sugar, brown sugar, butter, vanilla and egg in a large bowl at medium speed of a mixer until well blended (about 2 minutes).
  • Add flour mixture to the sugar mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
  • Stir in cranberries, raisins and pecans.
  • Spoon batter into a 6-cup steamed-pudding mold coated with cooking spray.
  • Cover tightly with lid (also coated with cooking spray) and secure tightly.
  • Place mold on a shallow rack in a stockpot; add enough hot water to come halfway up sides of mold.
  • Cover and steam over medium-low heat for 2 1/2 hours or until a wooden pick inserted in the center of the pudding comes out almost clean, adding additional water as needed.
  • Cool on wire rack for 10 minutes.
  • Invert mold onto a platter and slice pudding.
  • Serve pudding warm with Orange Marmalade Sauce (recipe below).
  • Sauce Recipe: Combine low-fat milk, sugar, cornstarch and egg in the top of a double boiler; stir well with a whisk.
  • Cook over simmering water until thick (about 6 minutes); stirring constantly.
  • Remove from heat and stir in marmalade, butter, orange rind and vanilla.
  • Serve warm over the pudding.