Steamed Pumpkin-Cornmeal Pudding
James Carrier
Notes: Serve this moist steamed pudding with sweetened whipped cream flavored to taste with rum.
How to Make It
Step 1
1
In a bowl, mix flour with cornmeal, baking powder, nutmeg, and salt.
Step 2
2
In another bowl, with a mixer on high speed, beat butter and sugar until well blended. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in pumpkin, rum, lemon peel, and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture until well incorporated.
Step 3
3
Scrape batter into a buttered 8- to 9-cup bundt pan and set in a 12- by 17-inch baking pan. Place on bottom rack of a 350° regular or convection oven. Carefully pour boiling water around bundt pan almost to the level of pudding. Cover entire baking pan tightly with foil.
Step 4
4
Bake until the pudding feels firm to the touch and a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean, 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes, then invert over a plate to unmold. Serve warm, or let cool completely and cover loosely until serving. Reheat in a 350° regular or convection oven until warm, about 10 minutes. To serve, slice into wedges.
Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup (3/8 lb.) butter, at room temperature
1 3/4 cups sugar
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups canned pumpkin
1/4 cup cup rum
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions
Step 1
1
In a bowl, mix flour with cornmeal, baking powder, nutmeg, and salt.
Step 2
2
In another bowl, with a mixer on high speed, beat butter and sugar until well blended. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in pumpkin, rum, lemon peel, and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture until well incorporated.
Step 3
3
Scrape batter into a buttered 8- to 9-cup bundt pan and set in a 12- by 17-inch baking pan. Place on bottom rack of a 350° regular or convection oven. Carefully pour boiling water around bundt pan almost to the level of pudding. Cover entire baking pan tightly with foil.
Step 4
4
Bake until the pudding feels firm to the touch and a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean, 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes, then invert over a plate to unmold. Serve warm, or let cool completely and cover loosely until serving. Reheat in a 350° regular or convection oven until warm, about 10 minutes. To serve, slice into wedges.
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