Mini Steamed Christmas Puddings Recipe at MyDish

Mini Steamed Christmas Puddings

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Method

  • 1. Soak fruit in brandy in a large bowl for at least 2 hours or preferably overnight.

  • 2. Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy - best using an electric mixer. Add in the eggs.

  • 3. Sift together all the dry ingredients and spices and fold into butter micture.

  • 4. Stir in the soaked fruit, cream, almonds, jam and lemon zest, and mix thouroughly.

  • 4. Spoon the mixture into plastic mini pudding bowls filling approximately 3/4 , and cover with a lid or some tightly positioned tin foil.

  • 5. Put into a pot of boiling water and simmer for 2 hours (if your pot is big enough put 2 layers of pudding bowls and swap them over half way through)

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    Tips

    • (you can try and use a microwave but the traditional recipe steams the puddings)

      Decorate with some holly on each pudding

      Serve with brandy cream or custard

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    Ingredients

    • 1kg mixed fruits
    • ½ cup brandy
    • 1 cup brown sugar
    • 3 eggs
    • 300ml thickened cream
    • 1 zest of lemon
    • 2 tbsp jam (blueberry)
    • 100g slivered almonds
    • 2½ cups plain flour
    • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
    • 1 tsp mixed spice
    • 1 tsp nutmeg

    By Views 3554  Added Mon Dec 8 2008


    Love this Mini Christmas Puddings recipe, it is a great way to finish off a traditional Christmas feast. You need to start making this a day in advance

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