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: 30 g (1 oz) dried pears, chopped; 45 g (1½ oz) dried cranberries; Brandy custard, to serve; 1 apple, peeled and coarsely grated; ½ nutmeg, freshly grated (or ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg); ½ teaspoon ground ginger; ½ teaspoon ground allspice; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; 100 g (3½ oz) sultanas (golden raisins); 100 g (3½ oz) raisins; 75 ml (2½ fl oz) port; 40 g (1½ oz) currants; 100 ml (3½ fl oz) Guinness; 50 g (1¾ oz) glace ginger, cut into 5 mm (¼ in) dice; 75 ml (2½ fl oz) brandy (to flambe); 25 ml (¾ fl oz) muscat; 50 ml (1¾ fl oz) pedro ximenez; 25 ml (¾ fl oz) cognac; 30 g (1 oz) unsalted butter, at room temperature; ½ teaspoon salt; 20 g (¾ oz) ground almonds; 25 ml (¾ fl oz) rum; 25 ml (¾ fl oz) whisky; 1 tablespoon milk; 50 g (1¾ oz) dried apricots, chopped; 100 g (3½ oz) mixed peel (mixed candied citrus peel), chopped; 150 g (5½ oz/1 cup) plain (all-purpose) flour; 50 g (1¾ oz/⅓ cup) blanched almonds, toasted and roughly chopped; finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon; 1 carrot, peeled and coarsely grated

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
Vegetarian
December
Winter
Microwave

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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