Traditional Christmas Pudding Recipe
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About our Christmas Pudding
Christmas is all about tradition, and you can’t get more traditional than our homemade Christmas Pudding. Made with currants, nutmeg, cinnamon and rum, this old-fashioned Christmas pudding will even outdo the turkey.
Follow the steps below to see how to make our traditional Christmas Pudding.
- Vegetarian
Method
Step 1
Place all the fruits in a large mixing bowl with the beer and rum, cover and leave to soak overnight.
Step 2
The next day, stir in the rest of the ingredients. Make sure you stir well to combine and get a nice consistency.
Step 3
Divide between two 1.2 litre (2 pint) greased pudding basins. Be sure to leave room for the puddings to rise, then smooth the tops.
Step 4
Cover with a lid or a double thickness of pleated grease-proof paper, then with a double thickness of pleated foil.
Step 5
Tie securely and place in 1 or 2 large pans, then pour in boiling water halfway up the basins.
Step 6
Cover and cook for 6 hours, topping up with boiling water as needed.
Step 7
Cool completely, then wrap in fresh grease-proof paper and foil.
Step 8
Store in a cool, dark place until needed. The puddings will keep for 3 months.
Step 9
To reheat, simply steam the puddings for 2 hours.
Ingredients
For the Pudding
- 225gBillington's Unrefined Molasses Sugar
- 225gSultanas
- 175gSuet (shredded)
- 225gRaisins
- 225gBreadcrumbs
- 100gCandied peel (chopped)
- 110gApricot (dried & chopped)
- 1 tspNutmeg (grated)
- 100gPrunes (pitted & chopped)
- 1 tspCinnamon (ground)
- 150mlBeer
- 1 tspGinger (ground)
- 4 tbspRum
- 1pinchCloves (ground)
- 4Free range medium eggs (beaten)