Olde English Christmas Pudding
Healthy Christmas Recipe
By Fitness and Freebies
A very traditional Olde English Christmas Pudding served for centuries during the holidays.
Recipe Ingredients
1/2 pound dark molasses sugar
14 ounces fresh white bread crumbs
1/2 pound shredded beef suet
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon allspice
3/4 pound sultanas
3/4 pound raisins
1/2 pound currants
4 ounces chopped candied peel
2 ounces finely chopped blanched almonds
2 large cooking apples, peeled, cored and finely chopped
Finely grated rind and juice of 1/2 lemon
2 medium eggs, beaten
1/2 pint Guinness or milk stout
Recipe Directions
Mix together dry ingredients, dried fruit, candied peel and chopped almonds in large bowl. Add apples with lemon rind and juice, eggs and Guinness. Stir well, to a soft consistency.
Pour mixture into two greased 1 1/2 pint pudding basins. Cover tops of puddings with greaseproof paper, then with aluminium foil. Tie string around the rim. Leave overnight.
Place basins in a large pan of boiling water, and boil for 7 hours topping up water level from time to time during cooking.
Remove basins carefully from pan and leave until cold, then cover with fresh greaseproof paper, before storing.
Warm before serving. Serve with Brandy butter, fresh cream or Custard.
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Christmas Fact:
The traditional flaming Christmas pudding dates back to 1670 in England, and was derived from an earlier form of stiffened plum porridge.
