English Jam Bag Pudding

Serves: 3

Irma Bergnaum

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

49

Spice

49

Sweetness

47

Sourness

38

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.3

Difficulty

Ingredients:

3 tbsps

Sugar

1 tbsp

Milk (hot)

3 tsp

Salt

3 large

Egg

1 cup

Jam (thick)

Directions:

1

Make starter: Stir together sugar and warm milk in a bowl

2

Stir in yeast and let stand until foamy, about 10 minutes

3

(If mixture doesn't foam, discard and start over with new yeast

4

) Stir flour into yeast mixture, forming a soft dough

5

Cut a deep X in top with sharp kitchen shears

6

Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let rise in a draft-free place at warm room temperature 1 hour

7

Stir together sugar and warm milk in a bowl

8

Stir in yeast and let stand until foamy, about 10 minutes

9

(If mixture doesn't foam, discard and start over with new yeast

10

) Stir flour into yeast mixture, forming a soft dough

11

Cut a deep X in top with sharp kitchen shears

12

Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let rise in a draft-free place at warm room temperature 1 hour

13

Make dough: Stir together sugar, salt, and hot milk in a small bowl until combined well

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Fit mixer with whisk attachment and beat 2 eggs at medium-low speed until foamy

15

Add sugar-milk mixture and beat until combined well

16

With motor running, add (in order) 1/2 cup flour, remaining egg, 1/2 cup flour, 3 tablespoons butter, and remaining 1/2 cup flour, beating well after each addition

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Continue to beat 1 minute

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Switch to dough hook

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Scrape starter onto dough with a rubber spatula and beat at medium-high speed until dough is smooth and elastic, about 6 minutes

20

Add 9 tablespoons butter and beat until incorporated, about 1 minute

21

Lightly butter a large bowl and scrape dough into bowl with rubber spatula (dough will be very sticky)

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Lightly dust dough with flour to prevent a crust from forming

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Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let dough rise in a draft-free place at warm room temperature until doubled in bulk, 2 to 3 hours

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Stir down dough with rubber spatula and lightly dust with flour (dough will still be very sticky)

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Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate dough, stirring it again after the first hour, at least 12 hours

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Stir together sugar, salt, and hot milk in a small bowl until combined well

27

Fit mixer with whisk attachment and beat 2 eggs at medium-low speed until foamy

28

Add sugar-milk mixture and beat until combined well

29

With motor running, add (in order) 1/2 cup flour, remaining egg, 1/2 cup flour, 3 tablespoons butter, and remaining 1/2 cup flour, beating well after each addition

30

Continue to beat 1 minute

31

Switch to dough hook

32

Scrape starter onto dough with a rubber spatula and beat at medium-high speed until dough is smooth and elastic, about 6 minutes

33

Add 9 tablespoons butter and beat until incorporated, about 1 minute

34

Lightly butter a large bowl and scrape dough into bowl with rubber spatula (dough will be very sticky)

35

Lightly dust dough with flour to prevent a crust from forming

36

Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let dough rise in a draft-free place at warm room temperature until doubled in bulk, 2 to 3 hours

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Stir down dough with rubber spatula and lightly dust with flour (dough will still be very sticky)

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Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate dough, stirring it again after the first hour, at least 12 hours

39

Make pudding: Generously brush softened butter over bottom and up sides of ring mold

40

Using rubber spatula, scrape dough onto a well-floured surface and dust dough with flour

41

Roll out dough into a 10 1/2-inch disk (about 1/2 inch thick) with a well-floured rolling pin

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Cut out 20 rounds (as close together as possible) with floured cutter

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Gather scraps and knead once or twice, then roll out into a 5 1/2-inch disk (1/2 inch thick) and chill disk, wrapped in plastic wrap

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Flatten 2 (2-inch) rounds of dough to 2 1/2 inches wide with floured fingertips

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Make an indentation in center of 1 flattened round with your thumb, and place 1 level teaspoon jam in indentation, keeping edge of round clean

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Cover with remaining flattened round and gently pinch edges using floured fingers to seal completely

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Gently roll between floured palms to smooth seams and form a round pouch

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Repeat with remaining rounds

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(If rounds become too soft to work with, chill on a plate, covered

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) Cut out 8 more rounds from chilled disk and make 4 more pouches in same manner for a total of 14 filled pouches

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Brush tops of pouches with some melted butter

52

With floured fingers, carefully invert 7 pouches (buttered side down) into bottom of ring mold, evenly spaced and barely touching

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Brush pouches with more butter and sprinkle pecans evenly on top

54

Make another layer with remaining 7 pouches, placing each pouch over an area where edges of pouches underneath meet (covering gaps)

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Brush with remaining melted butter

56

Loosely cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a draft-free place at warm room temperature until pouches double in bulk, 1 to 2 hours (they will rise slightly above edge of ring mold)

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Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375°F

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Carefully remove plastic wrap and put ring mold on a baking sheet, then bake until top is golden brown, about 30 minutes

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Invert onto a rack and remove ring mold

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Cool to warm, 20 to 30 minutes, or room temperature

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Turn right side up just before serving

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Pull off pouches to serve (do not cut like a cake)

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Generously brush softened butter over bottom and up sides of ring mold

64

Using rubber spatula, scrape dough onto a well-floured surface and dust dough with flour

65

Roll out dough into a 10 1/2-inch disk (about 1/2 inch thick) with a well-floured rolling pin

66

Cut out 20 rounds (as close together as possible) with floured cutter

67

Gather scraps and knead once or twice, then roll out into a 5 1/2-inch disk (1/2 inch thick) and chill disk, wrapped in plastic wrap

68

Flatten 2 (2-inch) rounds of dough to 2 1/2 inches wide with floured fingertips

69

Make an indentation in center of 1 flattened round with your thumb, and place 1 level teaspoon jam in indentation, keeping edge of round clean

70

Cover with remaining flattened round and gently pinch edges using floured fingers to seal completely

71

Gently roll between floured palms to smooth seams and form a round pouch

72

Repeat with remaining rounds

73

(If rounds become too soft to work with, chill on a plate, covered

74

) Cut out 8 more rounds from chilled disk and make 4 more pouches in same manner for a total of 14 filled pouches

75

Brush tops of pouches with some melted butter

76

With floured fingers, carefully invert 7 pouches (buttered side down) into bottom of ring mold, evenly spaced and barely touching

77

Brush pouches with more butter and sprinkle pecans evenly on top

78

Make another layer with remaining 7 pouches, placing each pouch over an area where edges of pouches underneath meet (covering gaps)

79

Brush with remaining melted butter

80

Loosely cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a draft-free place at warm room temperature until pouches double in bulk, 1 to 2 hours (they will rise slightly above edge of ring mold)

81

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375°F

82

Carefully remove plastic wrap and put ring mold on a baking sheet, then bake until top is golden brown, about 30 minutes

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Invert onto a rack and remove ring mold

84

Cool to warm, 20 to 30 minutes, or room temperature

85

Turn right side up just before serving

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Pull off pouches to serve (do not cut like a cake)

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