Christmas Pudding Recipe Allrecipes

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Christmas pudding recipe allrecipes. Finally she gave it to me for christmas. I had to beg her for years to give this recipe to me. Cover tightly with greased waxed paper then foil. It s wonderful served with rum or cranberry sauce.

Christmas pudding is a traditional item on the christmas tables. You can also line the mold with pecan halves or cranberries before filling. This slow cooker christmas pudding recipe is the safest easiest and most effective way to steam a pudding. I have been using regular mincemeat rum raisin mincemeat or brandy date mincemeat.

Remove the pudding from the water and discard the foil. Be creative and add christmas decorations to the plate before serving. Fill with pudding mixture about 7 8 full. Grease 2 large or 4 small pudding basins.

Leave to cool then cover with fresh baking paper and foil. This recipe was given to me by my mother in law who is from durango mexico. Then tie the pudding in muslin cloth and tie a knot in the top. You can use almond extract as well.

Serve up some traditional puddings this christmas. For variations try lemon or chocolate sauce. Remove from the heat and store the pudding in a cool dark place. The sky is the limit.

I have made 6 so far this year and hand them out as christmas or new year s gifts. On christmas day steam the pudding in the same way for a further 2 3 hours and then remove the basin or bowl from the saucepan. They all turn out delicious. Steam the pudding up to half its depth basin of boiling water for 10 hours.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees f 175 degrees c grease a 2 quart casserole dish. This is just like traditional christmas pudding but with less fat. I added orange zest but the original recipe calls for just pure vanilla. A standard slow cooker will comfortably fit a 2l pudding bowl.

I usually pour a shot of very hot brandy over the pudding and light it to make a nice effect. A great addition to your christmas menu serve hot with lashings of brandy sauce. Recipes include the classic stove top steamed pudding and a modern frozen ice cream pudding.