Christmas pudding is essential to our festive indulgences and it’s so easy and satisfying to make your own — simply mix the ingredients and steam. No fuss required! For a gluten-free pud, swap the plain flour and breadcrumbs for almond meal or rice flour.
Servings
1
Prep time
Cook time
Recipe
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Ingredients
- 600g mixed dried fruit
- 175mL dry sherry (or dry liquor of choice)
- 1 cup Stoney Creek Organic Flaxseed Meal
- 1 cup plain flour or gluten-free alternative
- ½ cup breadcrumbs
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup brown sugar, tightly packed
- 50g chopped almonds or hazelnuts
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tbsp golden syrup or honey
- 100g butter, melted and slightly cooled
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- Zest & juice 1 orange
- Custard, cream and ice cream, to serve
Method
- Steep dried fruit in alcohol overnight.
- Grease and line a 1.5L pudding bowl.
- Combine all ingredients except the custard in a large mixing bowl and mix well.
- Spoon mixture into pudding bowl, cover with grease-proof paper and foil and tie down with an elastic band or secure a pudding lid. Place on rack in steamer with water to half-way up bowl.
- Steam for 2½ hours, adding boiling water as required.
- Serve with custard, cream, ice cream … or why not all three?!
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