Christmas Pudding Out Of Date

It is still as essential to a british christmas as it ever was.

Christmas pudding out of date. Just gone to throw it away and it smells great. We got one of those hestons christmas puds with the orange in the middle in 2010. Combine flour baking powder and salt. Reports are that the traditional christmas pudding has fallen out of favor for lighter healthier desserts.

The longer you leave it the better it tastes. Spread into a greased 1 qt. In a bowl combine the dates walnuts and sugar. Add to the date mixture.

Any pudding using fresh fruit for moisture will go off quicker whereas a christmas pudding soaked in booze with a high sugar and dried fruit content will last much longer. I always buy a reduced price christmas pudding in january to eat at christmas. Bake at 325 for 30 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Brandy and spices provide a deep complex flavor and signature dark color.

The pudding comes at the end of the largest dinner of the year and demands a huge appetite and a staunch constitution but is still very much loved don t listen to the marketers trying to get you to buy yogurt. In another bowl beat egg milk and vanilla. No british christmas is complete without a christmas pudding. Add to date mixture.