Frances Bissell’s Christmas Pud

Name: Frances Bissell’s Christmas Pud
Yield: Serves 8 to 10
Ingredients: pinch of ground mace; 3 tablespoons Mandarine Napoleon liqueur; 2 tablespoons cognac; 2 tablespoons candied orange peel or coarse-cut marmalade; 2 tablespoons candied orange peel or coarse-cut marmalade; 4 free-range medium eggs; juice and grated zest of 1 orange; ½ teaspoon each ground cardamom, cloves and allspice; 1 teaspoon each ground cinnamon and mace; ½ teaspoon each ground cardamom, cloves and allspice; ½ teaspoon each ground cardamom, cloves and allspice; 150 mls (5 oz) fortified muscat wine, port, marsala or Oloroso sherry; 150 mls (5 oz) fortified muscat wine, port, marsala or Oloroso sherry; 175 g (6 oz) icing sugar, sifted; 250 g (½ lb) unsalted butter; 75 mls (3 oz) brandy or orange liqueur; 75 mls (3 oz) brandy or orange liqueur; 150 mls (5 oz) fortified muscat wine, port, marsala or Oloroso sherry; 150 mls (5 oz) fortified muscat wine, port, marsala or Oloroso sherry; 250 g (½ lb) roughly chopped muscatel raisins; 250 g (½ lb) roughly chopped sultanas; 250 g (½ lb) fresh wholemeal breadcrumbs; 250 g (½ lb) fresh wholemeal breadcrumbs; 250 g (½ lb) chopped walnuts, almonds or extra dried fruit; 250 g (½ lb) chopped walnuts, almonds or extra dried fruit; 250 g (½ lb) roughly chopped dried apricots; 250 g (½ lb) chopped stoned prunes; 1 large Bramley apple, peeled and grated, or 2 peeled, grated carrots; 1 teaspoon each ground cinnamon and mace; 250 g (½ lb) chopped walnuts, almonds or extra dried fruit

Preparation info

Serves
8 to 10

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Modern Classics

By Frances Bissell

Published 2000

About

My recipe for Christmas pudding is nothing if not versatile. As long as you keep roughly to the balance of ingredients, you can add and substitute to taste. It will not do any harm to have 1.25kg (3lbs) fruit instead of 1

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Dessert
Christmas
Vegetarian
Microwave

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