Puddings Christmas pudding Total Time 4h 20m Prep Time 20m Bake Time 4h 0m Serves 8 Skill Level Intermediate Dietary Needs 1 Review 5 star rating Save Save this recipe Share Share Print Print What would Christmas be without Christmas pudding? This traditional recipe filled with dried fruits, candied peel and brandy is sure to be a hit on the big day. Typically this recipe is made up on stir up Sunday giving it plenty of time to mature in flavour. Method Put the dried fruit, brandy, juice and zest of the orange in a bowl. Cover and soak overnight. Add remaining ingredients and mix until well combined. Grease a 1.25Lt pudding basin and line the base with non-stick baking parchment. Spoon the pudding mixture into the basin and press down well. Cover with a pleated piece of buttered foil with the buttered side towards the pudding. Fold the foil over the edge of the basin and tie with kitchen string so no steam can escape. Make a string handle to lift the hot basin out of the pan. Put the basin in a large pan. Pour in boiling water to come half way up the basin. Cover, bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 4 hours, topping up regularly with more boiling water. Leave the pudding to cool then lift from the pan. Replace the string, foil and paper with a fresh lot. Store in a cool, dark place until needed. Before serving, steam in exactly the same way for 1 ½ hours. Let's Bake The easiest way to follow a recipe Reviews kerrie clarke 26 December 2017 5 star rating Made 6 weeks in advance. Beautifully moist and full of flavour. Not too stodgy. The perfect Xmas treat. 🎄 🎄 Leave Your Thoughts Unfortunately reviews are not permitted to non-registered users. Please Log in to leave your review or ask us a question. Ingredients 100g Raisins 150g Sultanas 150g Figs 1 Apple(s) (eating, Grated) 75g Candied peel 100g Glacé cherries 80ml Brandy 1 Orange(s) (zest and juice) 100g Butter (unsalted) 165g Unrefined dark muscovado sugar 3 Egg(s) (free range) 100g Self-raising white flour 100g Breadcrumbs 30g Almonds (ground) Recipe Alternatives Blackberry Monmouth pudding Blackberry Monmouth pudding Total 1h 15m Serves 8 Skill Easy Diet Rating No ratings yet Save this recipe Summer pudding Summer pudding Total 30m Serves 8 Skill Easy Diet Rating No ratings yet Save this recipe Sussex pond pudding Sussex pond pudding Total 4h 20m Serves 6 Skill Advanced Diet Rating No ratings yet Save this recipe
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