Classic Christmas pudding

Name: Classic Christmas pudding
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Británica
Ingredients: 140 g Wheat flour; 250 g Butter; 3 Egg; 50 g Almendras; 2 Bramley apples; 1 kg Raisins; 1 u Nutmeg; 100 g Breadcrumbs; 100 g Muscovado Sugar; 200 g Candied Peel; 2 tablespoons Brandy

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Author: TheMealDB
Preparation time: Flexible
Servings: 12 (estimated)

Nutrition facts

Protein5 %8 g
Carbs63 %96 g
Fat31 %21 g

The percentage shows how much of the calories each macronutrient provides.

Nutrient	Per serving	Per 100 g
Calories	574 kcal	299 kcal
Protein	8 g	4.2 g
Carbs	96 g	50 g
Fat	21 g	10.9 g

One serving is about 192 g of raw ingredients; values per 100 g are based on that weight.

Estimated from the ingredient list · Values may vary depending on cooking method and product brand.

Guide indicators

Estimated difficulty43/100
Recipe completeness50/100
Nutrition reliability: Medium

Calculated automatically from the ingredients, steps, time and community feedback. They are not a guarantee.

Cuisine: British

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Summary

Dessert - British

Ingredients

140 g Wheat flour
250 g Butter
3 Egg (Large)
50 g Almendras
2 Bramley apples (large)
1 kg Raisins
1 u Nutmeg
100 g Breadcrumbs
100 g Muscovado Sugar
200 g Candied Peel
2 tablespoons Brandy

Instructions

Get everything for the pudding prepared. Chop the almonds coarsely. Peel, core and chop the cooking apples. Sharpen your knife and chop the candied peel. (You can chop the almonds and apples in a food processor, but the peel must be done by hand.) Grate three quarters of the nutmeg (sounds a lot but it's correct).
Mix the almonds, apples, candied peel, nutmeg, raisins, flour, breadcrumbs, light muscovado sugar, eggs and 2 tbsp brandy or cognac in a large bowl.
Holding the butter in its wrapper, grate a quarter of it into the bowl, then stir everything together. Repeat until all the butter is grated, then stir for 3-4 mins – the mixture is ready when it subsides slightly after each stir. Ask the family to stir too, and get everyone to make a wish.
Generously butter two 1.2 litre bowls and put a circle of baking parchment in the bottom of each. Pack in the pudding mixture. Cover with a double layer of baking parchment, pleating it to allow for expansion, then tie with string (keep the paper in place with a rubber band while tying). Trim off any excess paper.
Now stand each bowl on a large sheet of foil and bring the edges up over the top, then put another sheet of foil over the top and bring it down underneath to make a double package (this makes the puddings watertight). Tie with more string, and make a handle for easy lifting in and out of the pan. Watch our video to see how to tie up a pudding correctly.
Boil or oven steam the puddings for 8 hrs, topping up with water as necessary. Remove from the pans and leave to cool overnight. When cold, discard the messy wrappings and re-wrap in new baking parchment, foil and string. Store in a cool, dry place until Christmas.
To make the brandy butter, cream the butter with the orange zest and icing sugar. Gradually beat in the brandy or cognac and chopped stem ginger. Put in a small bowl, fork the top attractively and put in the fridge to set. The butter will keep for a week in the fridge, or it can be frozen for up to six weeks.
On Christmas Day, boil or oven steam for 1 hr. Unwrap and turn out. To flame, warm 3-4 tbsp brandy in a small pan, pour it over the pudding and set light to it.