Cooking With the First Ladies: Abigail Adams' Indian Pudding

molasses

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: maple syrup

Honey provides sweetness with fewer calories.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is dairy-free and adds a unique flavor.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: soy milk

Almond milk is lower in calories and lactose-free.

Welcome to Cooking With the First Ladies, featuring Abigail Adams' Indian Pudding.

Introduce the recipe and its historical context.

Gather ingredients: 4 cups whole milk, 1/2 cup molasses, 1/4 cup maple syrup, 1/2 cup cornmeal, pinch of nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 2 teaspoons sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, 2 eggs, 2 tablespoons butter, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract.

Preheat the oven (temperature not specified in the transcript).

Spray measuring cups with cooking spray to help with sticky ingredients like molasses and maple syrup.

In a heavy pan over medium heat, pour in 4 cups of whole milk and heat until hot but not boiling.

Add 1/2 cup of cornmeal to the hot milk, whisking until well combined.

Lower the heat to low and let the mixture simmer for about 10 minutes, stirring every two minutes.

After 10 minutes, add 2 tablespoons of butter, 1/2 cup molasses, 1/4 cup maple syrup, 1 teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoons sugar, 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, pinch of nutmeg, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract to the cornmeal mixture.

Stir until well combined and fragrant.

Beat 2 eggs in a separate bowl, then temper them by adding a small amount of the warm mixture to the eggs to prevent scrambling.

Combine the tempered eggs back into the cornmeal mixture, stirring to incorporate.

Pour the mixture into a greased baking dish (greasing step not shown in the transcript).

Bake in the oven (baking time and temperature not specified in the transcript).

Let cool for a few minutes before serving.

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