Christmas Recipes > Anzac Christmas Pudding

How to make Anzac Christmas pudding:
Anzac stands for Australia and New Zealand Army Corps. This is a suitably cooling yet traditionally based pudding ideal for celebrating Christmas.



Ingredients

1 level tablespoon melted butter
1/2 pint whipping cream
1 heaped tablespoon shortbread biscuit, crushed
6 tablespoons mincemeat
2 tablespoons brandy
1 pint vanilla ice cream
1/2 cup (4oz) red glace/candied cherries
1/2 cup (4oz) green glace/candied cherries
2 tablespoons chopped almonds
1 tablespoon pistachio nuts
few drops almond essence
(see measure conversions for more information)

Method

- Brush a 1 pint pudding basin with the melted butter.
- Coat this with the biscuit crumbs.
- Whip the cream until stiff.
- Fold in the mincemeat.
- Fold in the brandy.
- Put this into the basin and put into the freezer for 30 minutes.
- Using a spoon coat the inside of the crumb-lined basin with the semi-frozen mix.
- Make sure that you leave a large cavity in the centre of the basin.
- Return the basin to the freezer for 1 hour.
- Allow the vanilla ice cream to soften a little and then add 2oz each of the green and red cherries.
- Add the almonds and pistachio nuts.
- Add the almond essence.
- Spoon this into the hollow in the frozen cream mixture.
- Smooth the top over and cover with grease proof paper.
- Freeze until fully frozen.
- Remove from freezer about 30 minutes before serving.
- Serve decorated with remaining cherries and a sprig of holly.




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