Steamed Christmas Plum Pudding
5 hours 30 minutes
Here is my mum's Christmas Pudding recipe. I know it's always a bit hot to think about this kind of thing at Christmas but once you taste this you know it will have been worth it!
mrsnorris
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Ingredients
Serves: 10
- 225g chopped or grated suet
- 1/2 cup (60g) plain flour
- 2 3/4 cups (420g) sultanas
- 3/4 cup (125g) mixed peel
- 1/2 a whole nutmeg, freshly grated
- 1/2 tablespoon mixed spice
- 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
- 2 cups (250g) dried breadcrumbs
- 2/3 cup (90g) currants
- 2/3 cup (60g) desiccated coconut
- 1 pinch salt
- 2/3 cup (170ml) milk
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup (125ml) rum or brandy
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced
Directions
Preparation:30min ›
Cook:5hours ›
Ready in:5hours30min
- Place all dry ingredients in a bowl and stir to combine. Add the milk and then the eggs one at a time, stirring, then the rum and lemon juice. Stir to combine well.
- Place the mixture in a well greased pudding mould or a greased and floured pudding cloth.
- Boil for about 4 hours, or steam for 5 hours. Serve with custard or brandy sauce for a delicious Christmas pudding.
Suet
Try to get suet from a butcher or use the packet mix suet sold in most large supermarkets. You can also substitute with butter.
