Step-by-Step Guide to Prepare Speedy Christmas Pudding

Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, christmas pudding. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Christmas Pudding is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look wonderful. Christmas Pudding is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

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To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook christmas pudding using 18 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Christmas Pudding:

1. Take 8 oz shredded suet, vegetarian is fine
2. Get 1 dessert spoon mixed spice
3. Make ready 1/2 tea spoon grated nutmeg
4. Get 1/4 tea spoon ground cinnamon
5. Make ready 4 oz self raising flour
6. Take 1 lb soft Brown sugar (I used muscovado)
7. Get 12 oz white breadcrumbs (from stale bread) **
8. Prepare 12 oz sultanas
9. Prepare 1 lb currants
10. Get 4 oz glace cherries, quartered
11. Make ready 2 oz chopped almonds
12. Prepare 2 oz chopped candied mixed peel
13. Prepare Finely grated peel (zest) of 1 orange and 1 lemon
14. Make ready 1 green Apple, peeled cored and finely chopped
15. Prepare 4 eggs
16. Get 10 fl oz stout (I used Guinness) ##
17. Prepare 4 Tablespoons brandy or dark rum, or substitute orange juice
18. Prepare 2 tablespoons brandy or rum, for 'Flaming'. Optional

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Instructions to make Christmas Pudding:

1. 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.
2. In another bowl or jug whisk the eggs, add the stout and brandy / rum and whisk again.
3. 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.
4. It is traditional for all family members to 'Stir and make a wish' at this point
5. Cover bowl with cling film or a damp cloth, leave overnight for flavours to develope, stir again.
6. 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 !
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. When required either steam for two hours or pressure cook at full (15lb) pressure for 20 minutes, allow to de-pressurise before opening.
10. Remove foil / cloth and paper, place a large plate on top, invert and shake out pudding.
11. 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.
12. Serve with your choice of custard, cream(whipped or runny) and/ or brandy butter.
13. This pudding is very rich, so be aware when serving !
14. Will post photo of 'actual' pudding when dished up on Christmas day (if I remember !)
15. If you don't have a stale loaf, make breadcrumbs from fresh bread and dry, without colouring, in a low oven. *

16. You can use 5 fl oz Barley wine (if you can find it !) and 5 fl oz stout

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