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

Preparation info

Serves
6–8

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
6 hr

Appears in

Chefs Host Christmas Too

By Darren Purchese

Published 2018

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Ingredients

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

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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