The Christmas pudding

Name: The Christmas pudding
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h 30 min
Yield: Serves 6–8
Ingredients: 150 g (5½ oz/1 cup) plain (all-purpose) flour; ½ nutmeg, freshly grated (or ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg); 50 g (1¾ oz/⅓ cup) blanched almonds, toasted and roughly chopped; 100 g (3½ oz) sultanas (golden raisins); finely grated zest and juice of 1 orange; 25 ml (¾ fl oz) cognac; 50 g (1¾ oz) dried apricots, chopped; 30 g (1 oz) dried breadcrumbs; 30 g (1 oz) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 tablespoon milk; 45 g (1½ oz) dried cranberries; 40 g (1½ oz) currants; 50 g (1¾ oz) glace ginger, cut into 5 mm (¼ in) dice; ½ teaspoon ground allspice; 70 g (2½ oz) soft light brown sugar; 100 g (3½ oz) raisins; 100 g (3½ oz) mixed peel (mixed candied citrus peel), chopped; 1 egg; 75 ml (2½ fl oz) brandy (to flambe); 100 ml (3½ fl oz) Guinness; Brandy custard, to serve; 25 ml (¾ fl oz) whisky; 25 ml (¾ fl oz) muscat; 75 ml (2½ fl oz) port; 25 ml (¾ fl oz) rum; 50 ml (1¾ fl oz) pedro ximenez; ½ teaspoon ground ginger; ½ teaspoon salt; 20 g (¾ oz) ground almonds; finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon

Preparation info

Serves
6–8

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
6 hr

Appears in

Chefs Host Christmas Too

By Darren Purchese

Published 2018

About

Ingredients

150 g (5½ oz/1 cup) plain (all-purpose) flour
½

Dessert
Microwave
December
Winter
Vegetarian

Method

Sieve the flour and spices together into a large mixing bowl. Add the breadcrumbs and rub in the butter using your fingertips until all the butter has been incorporated. Add the brown sugar, ground almonds and salt and mix well.
Add all the remaining ingredients in the order they appear above, except the brandy, and mix well with a spatula.
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