Christmas Pudding Recipe Delia

Take your largest roomiest mixing bowl and start by putting in the suet and breadcrumbs spices and sugar.

Christmas pudding recipe delia. If you ve never made a christmas pudding please don t be put off by the eight hours steaming it isn t any work it just sits happily on its own getting the long slow cooking which is what gives it. From delia smith s christmas cookbook. This is quite definitely the best and like the christmas cake has been made and loved by a cast of thousands over forty years. Begin the day before you want to steam the pudding.

You will need two days to make it plus 6 8 weeks for maturing time so best to make it in late october early november. I microwave a one pint pudding for thirteen and a half minutes on high. If that doesn t take your fancy we also have a collection of alternative festive puddings for all tastes. Christmas is the time when indulgence is pretty much compulsory so try some of these christmas puddings as part of your festive menu from the traditional ultimate christmas pudding and anglo italian trifle to an easy and delicious chocolate raspberry pav.

If you want two smaller puddings use two 1 pint basins but give them the same steaming time. Cooking the pudding in our small microwave instead is simple and i use delia smith s traditional christmas pudding recipe. Factory versions of christmas pudding are a million miles from a home made version. A 1 2 litre pudding basin lightly greased baking parchment foil and string and a traditional or fan type steamer.

It s true to say that the pudding will not be as dark as a pudding cooked in the traditional way but if like me you can t spare the gas it s an extremely good alternative.