Shelly's Recipe

INDIAN PUDDING

Category: Pudding / Brulee / Flan

5 cups milk
2/3 cups cornmeal
1 cup maple syrup
1 cup raisins (golden preferred)
4 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon molasses
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Grease a shallow 9-by-13-inch oven-safe dish.

Heat the milk in a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat. Slowly sprinkle in the cornmeal, whisking as you do so. Switch from the whisk to a wooden spoon and continue to cook and stir for about 10 minutes until the mixture has thickened. Reduce the heat, add the maple syrup, raisins, butter, molasses, cinnamon, ginger and salt, and stir for 2 minutes more.

Pour into the prepared baking dish and bake for 21?2 hours. Serve warm with scoops of vanilla ice cream. Makes about 8 servings.