It’s that time of year again.. I usually make this pudding a couple of months before Christmas, around October time..
I cant believe its October already,this year has passed in a blink of an eye…
Traditionally the puddings are made on stir up Sunday
Ingredients..
225g/8oz golden caster sugar
225g/8oz vegetarian suet
340g/12oz sultanas
340g/12oz raisins
225g/8oz currants
110g/4oz candied peel, chopped
110g/4oz plain flour
110g/4oz fresh white breadcrumbs
55g/2oz flaked almonds
1 lemon, zest only
5 eggs, beaten
1 level tsp ground cinnamon
1 level tsp mixed spice
5g/1 level tsp freshly grated nutmeg
pinch of salt
150ml/5fl oz brandy or rum
Method
Mix all the dried fruit in a bowl the brandy and leave to stand covered with a clean tea towel over night..
1. Lightly grease 4x600ml/1 pint or 2×1.2 litre/2 pint pudding basins.
2. Mix together all the dry ingredients.
3. Stir in the eggs and brandy and mix well.
4. Spoon the mix into basins. Put a circle of greaseproof paper [fold to make a pleat] and foil over the top of each basin and tie securely with string. Make a string handle from one side of the basin to the other so it is easier to pick the basin out of the pan after cooking.
5. Put the basins in a large steamer of boiling water and cover with a lid. Boil for 5-6 hours, topping the boiling water up from time to time, if necessary. If you do not have a steamer, put the basins in a large pan on inverted saucers on the base. Pour in boiling water to come a third of the way up the sides of the pudding bowls. Cover and steam as before.
Or place the covered puddings in a deep roasting tray, fill the tray with water, cover the tray with greaseproof paper making a pleat down the centre then cover with foil and steam in the oven.. gas mark 2 / 150c for 4/5 hours [ I prefer the oven method ]
6. Cool. Change the greaseproof paper and foil covers for fresh ones and tie up as before. Store in a cool cupboard until Christmas Day.
To serve: steam for 2 hours and serve with brandy butter, rum sauce, cream or home-made custard.
2 Comments
No one in our house eats either Christmas pudding or Christmas cake. It saves me a job in the run up to Christmas I suppose.
Hello Dee,
You are so very organised.
Unfortunately I won’t be making a Christmas pudding, as there is only two of us to feed. Maybe I will next year and come back to this recipe.
Thanks for sharing.
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