Christmas Recipes > Christmas Pudding 3

How to make Christmas pudding:
The traditional dessert for the Christmas meal. The concept of the Christmas pudding harks back to the ancient use of spices and dried fruits in meat dishes, the suet being the vestiges of the meat content. This is just one of many recipes for Christmas pudding. There are links below to other recipes you may want to try.



Ingredients

1 cup bread crumbs
boiling milk
1/2 cup mixed peel
1 apple, grated
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1 3/4 cups raisins
juice and rind 1 orange
2 eggs
1 cup shredded suet
1 3/4 cups currants
1 tablespoon almonds
(see measure conversions for more information)

Method

- Saturate the breadcrumbs with the boiling milk.
- Add all the other ingredients and stir very well.
- Pour into greased basins and steam for 10 hours.
- Before using, steam for 2 hours.
- Serve with superfine sugar, brandy butter, Cumberland rum butter or cream (clotted or double).

See also:
Christmas Pudding Ice Cream Recipe
Christmas Pudding Recipe
Christmas Pudding Recipe 2
Mrs. Bridges Christmas Pudding Recipe
Vegetarian Christmas Pudding Recipe




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