Poor Mans Pudding Recipes

POOR MAN'S PUDDING CAKE (POUDING CHOMEUR)

Steps:

• In a saucepan melt butter or margarine; stir in brown sugar.
• Add water and vanilla.
• Bring to a boil.
• Meanwhile, make the dough.
• Cream butter or margarine; add sugar.
• In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
• Add to butter mixture alternately with milk.
• Pour syrup into a 9 X 13 baking dish.
• Drop dough by teaspoons over syrup.
• Bake at 350 F for 30 minutes.

POOR MAN'S PUDDING (POUDING CHOMEUR)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• In a large heavy pan, bring to a boil the maple syrup and the cream. Pay close attention, because it will boil over! Once a slow roll begins, continue for about 3 to 4 minutes, and remove from the heat.
• With an electric beater, beat the butter and the sugar together. Add the eggs and continue beating for about 2 minutes.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder and the salt. Add the dry ingredients into the the egg mixture, alternating with the milk.
• Pour the batter into a 13x9-inch pan. Pour the maple syrup/cream mix on top.
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• Enjoy with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, or all by itself!
• *NOTE*: a variant that I saw on a local television cooking show called for doing all the above steps, but using single serving baking cups. Before adding anything, put in one or two frozen raspberries, then the batter, followed by the maple/cream mix.
• Makes an impressive and tasty quick dessert on a cold winter night for guests.

POOR MAN'S PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• For the maple sauce: Bring the maple syrup, cream, brown sugar and butter to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
• For the batter: Cream the butter, sugar and vanilla in a bowl with a mixer. In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, alternating with the milk, and beating until just combined.
• Divide the batter among 8 ramekins. Pour the syrup over the batter. Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of the pudding comes out clean, about 35 minutes.
• Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

POOR MAN'S PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix 1 tablespoon butter, brown sugar and hot water in the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
• In a separate bowl, mix together the remaining butter and sugar.
• Add flour and baking powder alternately with milk.
• Pour over brown sugar mixture in baking dish.
• Bake 30 minutes.