Christmas Pudding Pressure Cooker

The traditional method for making christmas pudding can take up to 6 hours depending on the size of the pudding.

Christmas pudding pressure cooker. After 40 minutes remove from fire and let it cool for 10 mins. Place a steamer rack into the pressure cooker and place the pudding basin on top. A deliciously moist and fudgy christmas pudding made super fast in the instant pot pressure cooker. Ever since i published the new christmas pudding i ve been getting requests from british and aussie readers for a more traditional recipe.

Cover and cook on high flame till the first whistle and then lower the heat and cook for 40 mins. Place the lid on the pressure cooker but leave the weight off. Step 8 the pudding can be served straight away or stored covered with cling film and re streamed using the above steaming method covering again with foil for 30 mins. Due to the very kind request for a traditional pudding recipe from readers i ve been working on converting bbc good food s easy christmas pudding recipe to the pressure cooker this year.

Open the lid and remove the moulds. Place a pressure cooker and add water till 1 4th the level. To shave off some time and ensure the moistest possible dessert use a pressure cooker instead of the usual steaming method. Place a stand that should be above water.

Allow the steam to escape from the pressure cooker. Once pressure is reached apply the 5lb weight or maintain 5lb pressure for 2 5hrs. Place the moulds inside the cooker on to the stand. Place the 2 25 kg 5 lb weight on the pressure cooker and bring it to high heat.

I first suspected but am pretty sure now that the much loved british christmas pudding tradition is the source of the much feared american fruitcake.