Dessert
Classic Christmas pudding Recipe At Home
Classic Christmas pudding Recipe At Home is a delicious Dessert dish that can be prepared in just a few simple steps....
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11 Min Prep
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20 Min Cook
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5 Servings
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Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 50g Almonds
- 2 large Bramley Apples
- 200g Candied Peel
- 1 whole Nutmeg
- 1kg Raisins
- 140g Plain Flour
- 100g Breadcrumbs
- 100g Muscovado Sugar
- 3 Large Eggs
- 2 tbs Brandy
- 250g Butter
Instructions
1
Get everything for the pudding prepared.
2
Chop the almonds coarsely.
3
strip, core and chop the culinary preparation apples.
4
Sharpen your knife and chop the candied strip.
5
(You can chop the almonds and apples in a food processor, but the strip must be done by hand.) zest three quarters of the nutmeg (sounds a lot but it's correct).
6
agitate the almonds, apples, candied strip, nutmeg, raisins, baking flour, breadcrumbs, light muscovado sweetener, eggs and 2 tbsp brandy or cognac in a large dish.
Holding the shortening in its wrapper, zest a quarter of it into the dish, then agitate everything together.
7
Repeat until all the shortening is grated, then agitate for 3-4 mins – the mixture is ready when it subsides slightly after each agitate.
8
Ask the family to agitate too, and get everyone to make a wish.
Generously shortening two 1.2 litre bowls and put a circle of baking parchment in the bottom of each.
9
Pack in the pudding mixture.
10
seal with a double layer of baking parchment, pleating it to allow for expansion, then tie with string (keep the paper in place with a rubber band while tying).
11
Trim off any excess paper.
Now stand each dish on a large sheet of foil and bring the edges up over the top, then put another sheet of foil over the top and bring it down underneath to make a double package (this makes the puddings watertight).
12
Tie with more string, and make a handle for simple lifting in and out of the pot.
13
Watch our video to see how to tie up a pudding correctly.
14
bubble or oven steam the puddings for 8 hrs, topping up with aqua as necessary.
15
Remove from the pans and leave to cool overnight.
16
When cold, discard the messy wrappings and re-wrap in new baking parchment, foil and string.
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Store in a cool, arid place until Christmas.
To make the brandy shortening, heavy cream the shortening with the orange zest and icing sweetener.
18
Gradually beat in the brandy or cognac and diced stem ginger.
19
Put in a small dish, fork the top attractively and put in the fridge to set.
20
The shortening will keep for a week in the fridge, or it can be frozen for up to six weeks.
On Christmas Day, bubble or oven steam for 1 hr.
21
Unwrap and turn out.
22
To flame, mildly hot 3-4 tbsp brandy in a small pot, empty it over the pudding and set light to it.
Recipe Information
Cuisine
British
British
Course
Dessert
Dessert
Diet
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
Total Time
31 mins
31 mins
Recipe Time chart
Preparation Time
11 minsCooking Time
20 minsTotal Time
31 minsMaster Chef
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