Christmas Pudding Using Suet Mix

Add the guiness and eggs mix for 1 minute.

Christmas pudding using suet mix. Brandy and spices provide a deep complex flavor and signature dark color. When you make the pudding start by grating the frozen shortening on the coarse side of a box grater onto a plate and pop it back in the freezer for a few minutes to firm up while you weigh out the remaining ingredients then stir the grated shortening into the pudding mixture when you mix the ingredients together step 4 of the method until you see no big lumps of shortening in the mixture. Put the raisins and sultanas in a large bowl. I am very nervous serving this pudding on xmas day because of the suet issue and i did follow the recipe exactly never have i used suet before in a pudding and i bought to fresh from my butcher am frighted it might taste fatty.

We use atora shredded beef suet but you can use fresh suet from the butcher if you like or vegetarian suet. Suet is used in traditional boiled steamed or baked savoury and sweet puddings such as steak and kidney pudding spotted dick and jam roly poly. Finely chop the prunes dried apricots and dried apple then add to the bowl with the orange zest and grated apple. Traditionally packed full of spices fruit and brandy the christmas pudding is a quintessential part of christmas day.

Increase to speed 4 and mix for 30 seconds. Divide the mixture into the prepared pudding bowls and smooth the top. I let it cool strain it and discard it in the bin but it keeps the pudding moist during the long cooking and i think of the discarded fat as a few saved calories. There are some ingredients in christmas pudding which may be unfamiliar.

Add the bread crumb mixture to the dried fruit and mix on speed 1 until combined. Tips for making old fashioned christmas pudding. Suet is shredded animal fat but there are also vegetarian versions available. Packaged shredded suet runs out into the pan during cooking too.

Suet isn t widely available outside the uk but i have heard that you can use grated frozen butter or shortening instead. If you missed stir up sunday don t worry you ve still got time to knock together this fantastic festive pud and using this recipe you ll know your christmas pudding really will be fit for a queen even the most christmas pud averse will be tempted to give a mouthful. Unlike american puddings a christmas pudding is a dark sticky and dense sponge more like a fruitcake made of mixed dried fruit candied fruit peel apple and citrus zests. For the ultimate christmas pudding will the grated suet disperse on the final 3 hour cooking process as it is now there is specks of suet through the pudding.