Brown Sugar Pudding

This pudding is really more like raisin-nut dumplings in brown-sugar sauce.

Yield: 6 to 8 servings

Ingredients

Dumplings

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup walnuts or pecans, chopped
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup milk (room temperature)
• 1 teaspoon butter (room temperature)

Sauce

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon butter

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Dumplings

1. Mix dry dumpling ingredients; add milk and butter, stirring just until moistened. Stir in nuts and raisins. Set aside.

Sauce

1. Put sauce ingredients in a flat baking pan and bring to boil on the stove. Drop dough into boiling sauce by rounded tablespoonsful.
2. Bake for about 15 minutes.
3. Serve warm.