Baked Christmas Pudding With Brandy Sauce

Ingredients

1/4 c butter
1/4 c sugar
2 eggs
3/4 c molasses
1 1/2 c mixed candied
1/2 c candied pineapple
1/2 c pecans
1 1/2 c all purpose flour
1 1/2 t baking powder
3/4 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
1 t cinnamon
1/2 t allspice
3/4 c milk
12 sugar

Instructions

Lemon extract (opt.) Combine butter and 1/4 C sugar in a large mixing bowl; beat with a wooden spoon until well blended. Add eggs and molasses, mixing well. Dredge candied fruits and pecans in 2 T flour; set aside. Combine remaining flour and next 5 ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir fruit mixture into batter. Spoon batter into a greased and floured 2 quart ring mold. Cover with foil. Bake at 350 for 1 1/2 hours. Unmold onto serving platter. Spoon Brandy Sauce over pudding. If desired, soak sugar cubes in lemon extract. Arrange soaked sugar cubes evenly around heat-proof serving platter, and ignite just before serving. Di Note: Don't drink too much before flaming this one on . I did, and let us say...it was a very interesting moment... Di Pahl's personal recipes-1994