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The ingredients needed to make Christmas Pudding:
- You need 8 oz shredded suet, vegetarian is fine
- You need 1 dessert spoon mixed spice
- Use 1/2 tea spoon grated nutmeg
- Take 1/4 tea spoon ground cinnamon
- Get 4 oz self raising flour
- Take 1 lb soft Brown sugar (I used muscovado)
- Provide 12 oz white breadcrumbs (from stale bread) **
- You need 12 oz sultanas
- Prepare 1 lb currants
- Provide 4 oz glace cherries, quartered
- Use 2 oz chopped almonds
- Take 2 oz chopped candied mixed peel
- You need Finely grated peel (zest) of 1 orange and 1 lemon
- Prepare 1 green Apple, peeled cored and finely chopped
- You need 4 eggs
- You need 10 fl oz stout (I used Guinness) ##
- Get 4 Tablespoons brandy or dark rum, or substitute orange juice
- Provide 2 tablespoons brandy or rum, for 'Flaming'. Optional
Steps to make Christmas Pudding:
- Place first seven ingredients in a large bowl, mix thoroughly, you can use your hands for this, add the fruit, candied peel and nuts, mix well, add the Apple and grated peel. Mix well, use a wooden spoon now.
- In another bowl or jug whisk the eggs, add the stout and brandy / rum and whisk again.
- Pour this mixture into the dry ingredients and mix well. Mixture should be 'dropping consistency, I.e just drop off spoon. If too stiff add drop more stout or orange juice.
- It is traditional for all family members to 'Stir and make a wish' at this point
- Cover bowl with cling film or a damp cloth, leave overnight for flavours to develope, stir again.
- Grease two 2 pint pudding basins, fill to brim with mixture, pack it down if necessary, cover with a disc of greaseproof paper, cover with aluminium foil or a pudding cloth, tie with string below the rim,fold the foil or cloth over the top. If using a flat bottom basin you can place a disc of greaseproof paper at the bottom to ease tipping out the pudding, remove before step 11 ignition !
- You now have a choice, either steam the puddings for 8 hours, make sure they don't boil dry. Or, cook in a pressure cooker, cook without pressure for 30 minutes, then at full (15 lb) pressure for 90 minutes.
- When cooked and cooled remove foil/ cloth and paper and replace with fresh. Store in a cool, dry place, will keep 12 months or more if stored correctly.
- When required either steam for two hours or pressure cook at full (15lb) pressure for 20 minutes, allow to de-pressurise before opening.
- Remove foil / cloth and paper, place a large plate on top, invert and shake out pudding.
- Now the 'Best Bit, pour over two tablespoons of brandy or rum and carefully ignite. This step is optional.Allow to flame out, cut in to wedges and serve.
- Serve with your choice of custard, cream(whipped or runny) and/ or brandy butter.
- This pudding is very rich, so be aware when serving !
- Will post photo of 'actual' pudding when dished up on Christmas day (if I remember !)
- If you don't have a stale loaf, make breadcrumbs from fresh bread and dry, without colouring, in a low oven. *
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You can use 5 fl oz Barley wine (if you can find it !) and 5 fl oz stout
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