Christmas Recipe Pudding

Make and freeze the christmas pudding for up to 1 year ahead.

Christmas recipe pudding. Unfortunately the ingredient list is so long it isn t easy to make it in less than industrial quantities. This is a fairly basic british christmas plum pudding recipe but unlike other recipes it can actually have plums in it. 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. No british christmas is complete without a christmas pudding.

Thaw overnight at room temperature and proceed as recipe on christmas day. Use only the best fruit and freshest nuts and spices and steam it for as long as you can bear to. 2 ounces white breadcrumbs. Brandy and spices provide a deep complex flavor and signature dark color.

There is a simple secret to making a good christmas pudding. Make the christmas pudding up to 6 weeks ahead. The christmas pudding we recognise today is a victorian dish made from suet dried fruit candied peel breadcrumbs spices egg and grated carrots and apples. 1 4 teaspoon ground allspice.

Another feature of a traditional christmas pudding is the addition of a sixpence with whoever ends up with the piece of pudding it was dished up into receiving luck for the next year. The victorians shaped their puddings. You can substitute a mixture of fresh and dried apricots peaches etc. 36 items magazine subscription save 44 and get a cookbook of your choice whether you make yours on stir up sunday or you need a last minute pud for christmas day we have the answer with fruity nutty and chocolatey recipes.

For the plums and milk for the ale if you wish. 4 ounces dark brown sugar. 2 ounces suet shredded. Christmas pudding is an integral part of festive celebrations but as loved as it is some people find it too much especially children.

Historically your christmas pudding would include 12 ingredients with each member of the family taking a turn to mix and making a wish as they do. But if you want to make your own we have have 13 to choose from including rum and plum xmas pudding and a last minute easy christmas. 1 ounce self rising flour sifted.