That sounds tasty and gluten-free. It may be part of Thanksgiving this year. Thanks for the recipe.
Lemur866:
Well, I’m as far from an expert as you can get. All I know is that when I looked up Indian pudding, some sites equated it with hasty pudding.
And thanks. Now I have to look up “polenta”.:(
Sounds a little odd, but intriguing. Can someone tell me what it looks like, coming out of the oven? The colour? What is the texture, after baking? Is it a dinner pie? Or a dessert pie? Is it light or heavy as a dessert? Serve it with fruit? Hot? Cold?
More info please!
I think the issue is that hasty pudding was an English dish; “Indian pudding” was the result of colonists trying to re-create hasty pudding without wheat and using local ingredients like cornmeal – called “Indian meal” by the settlers.
It looks like a pale custard, usually with some browning (carmelization) on top from the oven. It’s on the heavy side, I suppose, with a texture like creme brulee.
My dad didn’t really have a sweet tooth, but he loved Indian pudding.
One of my childhood jokes:
ME (circa 4-5 years old after making a face for the umpteenth time after trying it because I didn’t like the little nibs of cornmeal): Bleah! What’s it made of?
MY DAD: Dead cowboys.
Yes, you may all groan now.
You scoop it out of the dish, it’s best warm with vanilla ice cream. It looks in texture like a coarser version of pumpkin pie . Smooth, but not egg-custard smooth - it is made with cornmeal, after all.
I haven’t had Indian Pudding in probably 30 years. It was my favorite dessert when I was a child. Now, I’m going to dig out my mom’s recipe and make some this weekend. If I cannot find my mom’s, I will try your recipe, Bricker.
I’ve certainly learned more about food in this thread today than I have in a long time. Merci beaucoup et bon appetit!
So…the version I tried with no molasses at all was not a success.
Sorry…
My grandmother used to have it warm with some cream poured over it. I haven’t had it in over 30 years either.
My daughter is recovering from a tonsillectomy and is still unable to eat much, which is frustrating and saddening her greatly, poor kid. I made her apples and custard the other night. Maybe I’ll give Indian Pudding a go over the weekend.
I use the Durgin Park recipe for it, and I normally just google durgin park and indian pudding recipe and use what pops up 
Heh!
Thanks, Bricker! This looks delicious.
So - your cornmeal pancakes…do they work as waffles too?
Hmm… never tried, but my best guess is they’d be a bit heavy for waffles. But if you like heavier waffles, why not?
Ok, but, is it intended as a dinner pie? Or a dessert pie? Still a little confused.
It’s not a pie!
It’s sweet. Dessert, or snack. Maybe breakfast 