Recipe of Perfect Christmas Pudding

Hello everybody, welcome to my recipe site, looking for the perfect Christmas Pudding recipe? look no further! We provide you only the best Christmas Pudding recipe here. We also have wide variety of recipes to try.

Before you jump to Christmas Pudding recipe, you may want to read this short interesting healthy tips about Easy Ways to Get Healthy.

We all know that, in order to really be healthy, nutritious and balanced meal plans are important as are good amounts of exercise. Sadly, there isn't constantly enough time or energy for us to really do the things we need to do. Going to the gym isn't something people decide to do when they get off from work. People crave junk food, not veggies (unless they are vegetarians). You will be happy to discover that becoming healthy doesn't have to be hard. With practice you can get all of the nutrients and the physical exercise that you need. Here are some very simple ways to get healthful.

When you go grocery shopping, be sensible about it. If you make smart decisions when you are buying your groceries, you will be eating better meals by default. Think about it: you aren’t going to want to deal with a busy store or a long drive through line at the end of the day. You’re going to go home and make what you have on hand. Your home should be filled with healthy foods and ingredients. This makes it easy to have a great meal--even if you want something junky--because you'll be eating something that is naturally better for you than anything you'd buy in a hurry at the store or in the fast food joint.

There are all sorts of activities that you can do to get healthy and balanced. An expensive gym membership and very hard to stick to diets are not the only way to do it. It is the little things you choose each day that really help you with weight loss and getting healthy. Make sensible choices every day is a great start. Wanting to get in as much exercise as possible is another. The numbers on the scale aren't the only indication of your healthfulness. You need to make your body as strong you can make it.

We hope you got benefit from reading it, now let's go back to christmas pudding recipe. To make christmas pudding you only need 18 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you do that.

The ingredients needed to make Christmas Pudding:

1. Get of shredded suet, vegetarian is fine.
2. Take of dessert spoon mixed spice.
3. You need of grated nutmeg.
4. Prepare of ground cinnamon.
5. Provide of self raising flour.
6. You need of soft Brown sugar (I used muscovado).
7. Take of white breadcrumbs (from stale bread) **.
8. You need of sultanas.
9. Use of currants.
10. Provide of glace cherries, quartered.
11. Use of chopped almonds.
12. You need of chopped candied mixed peel.
13. Get of Finely grated peel (zest) of 1 orange and 1 lemon.
14. You need of green Apple, peeled cored and finely chopped.
15. Take of eggs.
16. Get of stout (I used Guinness) ##.
17. You need of brandy or dark rum, or substitute orange juice.
18. Use of brandy or rum, for 'Flaming'. Optional.

Steps to make Christmas Pudding:

1. Place first seven ingredients in a large bowl, mix thoroughly, you can use your hands for this, add the fruit, candied peel and nuts, mix well, add the Apple and grated peel. Mix well, use a wooden spoon now..
2. In another bowl or jug whisk the eggs, add the stout and brandy / rum and whisk again..
3. Pour this mixture into the dry ingredients and mix well. Mixture should be 'dropping consistency, I.e just drop off spoon. If too stiff add drop more stout or orange juice..
4. It is traditional for all family members to 'Stir and make a wish' at this point.
5. Cover bowl with cling film or a damp cloth, leave overnight for flavours to develope, stir again..
6. Grease two 2 pint pudding basins, fill to brim with mixture, pack it down if necessary, cover with a disc of greaseproof paper, cover with aluminium foil or a pudding cloth, tie with string below the rim,fold the foil or cloth over the top. If using a flat bottom basin you can place a disc of greaseproof paper at the bottom to ease tipping out the pudding, remove before step 11 ignition !.
7. You now have a choice, either steam the puddings for 8 hours, make sure they don't boil dry. Or, cook in a pressure cooker, cook without pressure for 30 minutes, then at full (15 lb) pressure for 90 minutes..
8. When cooked and cooled remove foil/ cloth and paper and replace with fresh. Store in a cool, dry place, will keep 12 months or more if stored correctly..
9. When required either steam for two hours or pressure cook at full (15lb) pressure for 20 minutes, allow to de-pressurise before opening..
10. Remove foil / cloth and paper, place a large plate on top, invert and shake out pudding..
11. Now the 'Best Bit, pour over two tablespoons of brandy or rum and carefully ignite. This step is optional.Allow to flame out, cut in to wedges and serve..
12. Serve with your choice of custard, cream(whipped or runny) and/ or brandy butter..
13. This pudding is very rich, so be aware when serving !.
14. Will post photo of 'actual' pudding when dished up on Christmas day (if I remember !).
15. If you don't have a stale loaf, make breadcrumbs from fresh bread and dry, without colouring, in a low oven. *.
16. ## You can use 5 fl oz Barley wine (if you can find it !) and 5 fl oz stout ##.

If you find this Christmas Pudding recipe useful please share it to your good friends or family, thank you and good luck.