Christmas pudding with citrus & spice
- Sara Buenfeld
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Serves 10
Easy
Cook: 6 hrs
Prep 30 mins plus soaking overnight
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A fruity pud, served with orange custard cream, makes the perfect end to the traditional Christmas meal
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Ingredients
Nutrition
Units:
MetricUS
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175g each raisin
currants and sultanas
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140g whole glacé cherry
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50g mixed peel
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50g whole blanched almond
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zest 1 orange
and 1 lemon
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1 medium carrot
peeled and finely grated
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150ml brandy
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50ml/2fl oz orange
liqueur, such as Grand Marnier
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175g light muscovado sugar
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175g fresh white breadcrumb
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125g self-raising flour
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1 tsp mixed spice
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¼ tsp grated nutmeg
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175g butter
frozen
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2 eggs
beaten
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butter
for greasing
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holly
sprig, to decorate
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Nutrition: per serving
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kcal596
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fat20g
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saturates10g
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carbs92g
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sugars69g
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fibre0g
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protein7g
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salt0.89g
low
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Method
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step 1
Mix the fruit, almonds, citrus zests and the carrot with the brandy and orange liqueur in a large mixing bowl. Cover and leave to soak overnight.
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step 2
Mix all the dry ingredients together, then add to the soaked fruit mixture. Grate in the butter, then add the eggs and stir. Don’t forget to make a wish!
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step 3
Grease a 1.5-litre pudding basin with butter and line the base with greaseproof paper. Spoon in the mixture, press down well and make a hollow with the back of the spoon in the centre. Cover the surface with a round of greaseproof paper, then cover the bowl with double-thickness greaseproof paper and foil and tie at the rim with string. Lower the pudding into a pan with an upturned saucer in the base, then fill with water until it comes halfway up the sides of the bowl. Steam for 6 hrs, topping up with water as necessary.
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step 4
Alternatively, steam in the oven. Stand the pudding basin in a roasting tin filled with water, then cover with a tent of foil and cook for the same length of time at 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Check roasting tin occasionally as the water may need to be topped up.
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step 5
To store, allow to cool, then store in a cool, dry cupboard. The pudding will keep for up to a year.
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step 6
On the day, steam for 1 hr before turning out, decorating with holly and serving with extra-thick double cream or vanilla ice cream. Alternatively check out this brown sugar brandy cream, or try my Orange custard cream (below).
RECIPE TIPS
ORANGE CUSTARD CREAM
Whip 285ml double cream with the grated zest ½ orange until it holds its shape. Fold in a 500ml tub fresh vanilla custard and serve.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2008
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