The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
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Reviewed: May 30, 2011
How to Make This Recipe Work for You: I started this recipe knowing I would have to make some adjustments. Previous reviewers stated problems with thin, syrupy sauce, sauce boiling over in the oven, etc. so I cut the sugar syrup recipe in half (1 C. brown sugar, 2 Tbsp. butter, 2 C water) and let the it simmer while preparing the 'biscuit' part so as to reduce it a bit further. For the second part of the recipe, I mixed the flour mixture into the creamed butter and sugar with a wooden spoon until it resembled pea-sized bits. Then, I added milk (probably about 1 C; I eyeballed it) until the dough was of drop biscuit consistency. I heeded the previous reviewer's advice and, rather than dropping the batter into the sauce by spoonfuls, I spread it into a greased 9x13 dish, used a large fork to tear holes in it, and poured the sugar syrup over the top. The pudding was done after 25 minutes in my oven. As expected, the sauce moved from top to bottom, and thickened nicely. As-is, I would give the recipe 2.5 stars because of the excessive syrup, milk measurement, and because I think the dough should go in the pan before the syrup whether you drop it or spread it. Even with my modifications, I give it 4 stars because while the flavor is good, the 'dough' part is still lacking (a little bit too much of a flour taste for me). I will try adding more spices to the dough, and adding another cup of sugar syrup because...well..I don't give up that easily :D
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Living In: Devine, Texas, USA

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2010
This is a lot like my mothers recipe for "Quick Pudding." I put enough milk to make a thick batter. Then spread the batter in the baking dish, and pour the brown sugar water over the batter... we also add 11/2 cups raisins to the batter. When finished baking, the water and brown sugar and raisins are on the bottom and thickened. We serve it with ice cream or whipped cream.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed: Apr. 13, 2008
It was okay. A little too sweet for us and way too much water. I even cut it down to 3 cups like others suggested.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed: Sep. 19, 2006
Thank you for a trip down memory lane. We found it to be very soupy like but good flavor. I added cool whip on top before serving. I will add vanilla next time and a little cornstarch to the brown sugar and water to thicken it a bit. I LOVED the "down home" simplicity to this recipe. Thank you for the old memories made new.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed: Jun. 15, 2006
Ya this is kind of weird. It is basically floating biscuits in a syrup sauce. However, if that's how it is made traditionally, you can't complain. Taste wise, it's pretty good. Just different but I can see how they really liked this in the olden days. I decided to take a couple of the cooked biscuits off the top and put them in a bowl. Then I added the syrup on top and lightly mixed it to a pudding consistancy. This made it much more like a bread pudding. Then for fun I added rasins which was the right thing to do. It was pretty good after that.
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Home Town: Austin, Texas, USA
Living In: Morgan, Utah, USA

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The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed: Dec. 9, 2005
The taste is good, but it overflowed so BAD while cooking that my whole house filled with smoke and the smell of burning sugar. My hubby was so mad!!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed: Jun. 27, 2005
the dough was too thick so i had to add another cup of milk but it was sooooooooooooo nice! lovely!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed: Jun. 22, 2005
I thought this was horrible. Although I can see how some people like it, it didn't suit my taste. It was too un-refined.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed: Jan. 13, 2005
Sounds like everyone was expecting something different that what this recipe really is. You have to remember this is from an era where the people lived on hardly anything extravagant... but this was something that they could provide for their family as a treat. My mom loved it as it reminded her of what my grandmother used to make for her as a child. Definitely a recipe that brings back some memories of those who grew up on it. To the author of the recipe! Congratulations are sharing a genuine recipe that brings delightful memories back to those who grew up on this simple economical dessert!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2004
Okay I am giving this four stars because I hated it, but my 88 year old granpa requested 'brown pudding' for thanksgiving absolutely loved it. I made it and thought it was soggy and tasted like brown sugar water, but as for the man who grew up on this, he said it is EXACTLY what he remembered his mom making. Thank you for giving me something i cam make especially for him. I guess I just am not a fan, but for traditional 'brown pudding' this is THEE one!
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