How To make Baked Christmas Pudding with Brandy Sauce Dkp

1/4 c Butter or margarine,
-softened 1/4 c Sugar
2 Eggs
3/4 c Molasses
1 1/2 c Finely chopped mixed candied
-fruit 1/2 c Finely chopped yellow
-candied pineapple 1/2 c Chopped pecans
1 1/2 c All-purpose flour, divided
1 1/2 t Baking powder
3/4 t Baking soda
1/2 t Salt
1 t Ground cinnamon
1/2 t Ground allspice
3/4 c Milk
Brandy Sauce-separate recipe 10 To 12 sugar cubes
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