Plum Pudding
This traditional Christmas pudding recipe is a delightful blend of suet, mixed spices, sugars, and a variety of dried fruits. Steamed to perfection, this rich and aromatic dessert is sure to fill your home with festive cheer and warm, comforting flavors. Serve this indulgent pudding with a dollop of brandy for a truly decadent experience.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 85g self-raising flour
- ¾ tsp ground mixed spice
- 140g shredded suet
- 85g fresh white breadcrumbs
- 140g dark muscovado sugar
- 140g raisins
- 140g sultanas
- 140g currants
- 25g mixed candied peel , chopped
- finely grated zest and juice of 1 small orange
- finely grated zest and juice of 1 small lemon
- 25g glacé cherries , chopped (optional)
- 1 small carrot , grated
- 3 tbsp sweet stout (we used Mackeson)
- 2 tsp black treacle
- brandy , to feed
Instructions
- Stir the flour, spice, suet, breadcrumbs and sugar in a large bowl. Tip in the fruit, peel, cherries (if using) and carrot, then stir well to mix. Add the remaining ingredients and beat until thoroughly combined.
- Spoon the mixture into a buttered 1.2 litre pudding bowl (with a buttered disc of greaseproof paper in the bottom) and press down well, leaving room for the pudding to rise a little during steaming. Cover with a circle of buttered greaseproof paper, then cover with pudding cloth or foil and tie securely with string.
- Stand the bowl on an upturned saucer in a saucepan and half fill with boiling water. Cover tightly and steam for 8 hours, topping up the water as necessary. Leave to cool in the pan.
- Remove the pudding from the pan and discard the cloth or foil and paper. Then cover with fresh greaseproof paper and cloth. Store your pudding in a cool, dry place until required - you can feed it with a few tablespoons of brandy once in a while. Before serving, steam again for 2-3 hours.
Yield
Serves 8
Nutrition
- Calories: 481 calories
- Fat Content: 17 grams fat
- Saturated Fat Content: 8 grams saturated fat
- Carbohydrate Content: 77 grams carbohydrates
- Sugar Content: 19.5 grams sugar
- Fiber Content: 2 grams fiber
- Protein Content: 6 grams protein
- Sodium Content: 0.45 milligram of sodium
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