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Christmas Pudding / Christmas Plum Pudding

Dec-25-2016
Amrita Iyer
30 minutes
Prep Time
180 minutes
Cook Time
9 People
Serves
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ABOUT Christmas Pudding / Christmas Plum Pudding RECIPE

This is a very special post this year as this was one of the best conquests I made this Christmas. I made the pudding which turned our to be extremely delicious and mouthwatering!You can either buy ceramic pudding bowls from Mason Cash - they are so pretty or use stainless steel basins available easily in the market. Thanks, Nigella Lawson for the awesome recipe!Traditionally they steam the pudding for 6 - 7 hours in a normal steamer.I used the pressure cooker and it took just less than half the time.

Recipe Tags

  • Non-veg
  • Medium
  • Christmas
  • British
  • Basic recipe

Ingredients Serving: 9

  1. 400 gms mixed and soaked fruit
  2. 1 Apple - peeled,cored and grated
  3. 1 Orange - juice extracted and zest
  4. 3 tbsp Brandy,Sherry or Rum
  5. 75 gms butter
  6. 100 gms brown/muscovado sugar
  7. 2 Eggs
  8. 100 gms self raising flour/100 gms plain flour mixed with 1 tbsp baking powder
  9. 1 tsp mixed spice
  10. 40 gms breadcrumbs
  11. 40 gms chopped Almonds

Instructions

  1. Butter the pudding basin well and keep aside.Choose a pressure cooker in which the basin fits comfortably and fill it 1/4 with water.Heat it and keep on the lowest flame.
  2. Mix the flour,breadcrumbs and mixed spice in a bowl.In another bowl beat the eggs and butter till creamy.Add the sugar and beat with a spatula till well mixed.Add the grated Apple,Orange zest and juice,liqueur,almonds and the soaked fruit.
  3. Mix well and fold in the dry ingredients.Mix well and spoon into the greased pudding basin.
  4. Cover with a double layer of aluminium foil and place in the pressure cooker.Fill upto 3/4 of the bowl with water and close lid.
  5. REMOVE THE VENT WEIGHT OF THE COOKER FOR STEAMING THE PUDDING
  6. Steam on medium heat WITHOUT THE WEIGHT for 2 hours.After 1 hour open the cooker to see the level of water and refill for the next hour.Steam for another hour.Take off heat and leave to cool.
  7. After coming to room temperature replace the double layer of aluminium foil and refrigerate till Christmas without opening the foil cover.
  8. On Christmas Day take out at least 2 hours before steaming.Steam the same way but for 1 hour and take off heat.Take the basin out of the hot water and leave it to come to room temperature.This should take 2 hours.
  9. Unmould the pudding onto a serving plate and decorate with any fruit,icing sugar,custard or eggnog cream!In keeping with the tradition pour some rum or brandy over the top and set alight!This is called flambè!
  10. Bring flaming to the table!Season's Greetings!

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Kanak Patel
Dec-26-2016
Kanak Patel   Dec-26-2016

What a stunning image, love the recipe.

Padma I
Dec-25-2016
Padma I   Dec-25-2016

Wow!Looks enchanting

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