Amish Date Pudding

If you visit Amish country, and order date pudding you will find it served a variety of ways. None I've ever ordered from a restaurant has come close to the way my grandmother made it. She was raised Amish, but left the community as an adult. Her Upside Down Date Pudding has become a family holiday tradition.

Grandma Erma's Upside Down Date Pudding

To 1 C chopped dates add 1 C boiling water and set aside.

1 1/2 C flour
1/2 C brown sugar
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 egg
1 tsp salt
2 TB butter
1 tsp. baking soda
1 C chopped nuts
1/2 white sugar

Blend sugars, egg and butter. Add dry ingredients and mix well. Stir in nuts and dates. Pour into 11x7 baking dish. Top with this sauce:

1 1/2 C brown sugar
1 TB butter
1 1/2 C boiling water

Pour over top of flour mixture. Bake at 375 F for 40 minutes. When cool cut into squares. In a large bowl, layer cake with whipped cream (homemade is best) and bananas. Use a clear bowl to do your layering, if you can. It makes it pretty.

Many are put off by the name of this desert, but find it fabulous once they try it. It is a beautiful and delicious desert, that is also relatively frugal. The dates are really the only ingredient that I don't normally have around. I hope you try it. Let me know what you think if you do!

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