Lighter Christmas pudding
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Serves 10 - 12
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Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 2 hrs and 30 mins
plus at least 3 hrs soaking and cooling
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Make this lighter version of a classic Christmas pudding as an alternative festive dessert. It’s packed with all the same fruits and spices, but swaps suet for butter
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Ingredients
Nutrition
Units:
MetricUS
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150g sultanas
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50g dried apricots
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100g raisins
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50g mixed peel
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100ml rum
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100g unsalted butter
plus extra for the basin
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125g light brown soft sugar
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1 lemon
zested
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2 large eggs
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125g plain flour
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50g fresh breadcrumbs
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1½ tsp ground cinnamon
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1½ tsp mixed spice
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1 small cooking apple
peeled, cored and finely chopped
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Nutrition: Per serving (12)
- kcal269
- fat8g
- saturates5g
- carbs39g
- sugars28g
- fibre2g
- protein4g
- salt0.2g
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Method
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step 1
Tip the sultanas, apricots, raisins and mixed peel in a bowl, and pour over the rum. Stir, cover and soak for at least 3 hrs or overnight.
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step 2
Butter a 1-litre pudding basin and line the base with a small circle of baking parchment. Beat the butter, sugar and lemon zest in a large bowl using an electric whisk, until pale and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the flour, breadcrumbs and spices. Fold in the rehydrated fruits and peel, their soaking liquid and the apple. Spoon into the prepared basin, pressing it down firmly with the back of the spoon. Cover with a sheet of baking parchment, then a sheet of foil, and secure with kitchen string.
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step 3
Put an upturned plate in the base of a large pan and sit the pudding on top, then fill the pan with water until it comes halfway up the side of the basin. Alternatively, put the pudding in the top of a lidded steamer and cover. Steam for 2 hrs 30 mins, ensuring the water doesn’t run dry. Remove the pudding from the pan and leave to cool completely.
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step 4
Uncover the cooled pudding and wrap in a clean sheet of foil. Will keep in a cool, dry place for up to two weeks, or the freezer for up to three months. See tip, below, for reheating it on the day.
Recipe tip
To serve on Christmas Day, steam the pudding for 1 hr 30 mins. Turn it out onto a large plate and drizzle with brandy.
Twist it
Stir 100g dark chocolate chips into the batter, and use the zest of 1 clementine in place of lemon zest. Arrange a few thin slices of clementine in the base and up the side of the basin before spooning in the batter.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, Christmas 2020
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