Gordon's Christmas pudding

Gordon's Christmas pudding

Gordon's version is fruity but lighter than a traditional one - plus the individual puds take less time to steam

Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 5 hrs

Method

  1. Put all the ingredients in a large bowl and mix well, making sure that there are no pockets of flour or breadcrumbs.
  2. Divide the mixture between 8 individual (about 250ml) buttered moulds or 2 x 1 litre ones. Cut a circle of greaseproof paper and a circle of foil to cover the top of each, lay one on top of the other and make a pleat in the centre. Lay over the pudding basins and tie firmly onto the top of each with a piece of string. Put into a pan on a trivet or upturned saucer, add boiling water to come a quarter of the way up the basins, cover and steam for 4 hours, or longer if you prefer. Top up with water if you need to. The longer you steam the puddings the darker the mixture will get.
  3. Steam again for an hour before serving.

PER SERVING

991 kcalories, protein 11.3g, carbohydrate 156.9g, fat 392 g, saturated fat 15g, fibre 4.9g, salt 0.86 g

Recipe from olive magazine, December 2008.

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  • 22 November 2009

    Jo Nicholls commented on this recipe

    I didn't change anything about this christmas pudding and it was perfect. I made it in two big bowls last year, but this year I am trying it in individual portions. A fab recipe which will become THE recipe for christmas pud in my household!

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  • 23 November 2009

    Alison rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made 1 big pudding and 6 little ones on stir up Sunday, steamed for about 5 hours. The recipe doesn't state how to store the pudding. So I will keep the larger one in a cool cupboard and the smaller ones I will pop into the freezer after a few days. I didn't have enough mixed peel so substituted with sultanas. Easy to follow.

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Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 5 hrs

Ingredients

  • 280g suet
  • 280g golden caster sugar
  • 280g currants
  • 280g raisins
  • 280g sultanas
  • 70g chopped almonds
  • 150g plain flour
  • 150g fresh breadcrumbs
  • 150g mixed peel (good quality) , chopped
  • 60ml lemon juice
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp marmalade (good quality)
  • 3 eggs
  • 180ml Guinness
  • ½ cooking apple , grated
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PER SERVING

991 kcalories, protein 11.3g, carbohydrate 156.9g, fat 392 g, saturated fat 15g, fibre 4.9g, salt 0.86 g

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