Christmas Pudding Recipe

Christmas Pudding is that classic recipe which is a must have during this happy festival for which we wait for a whole year! Made with flour, eggs, brown sugar, fruits and nuts, this pudding is dark, gooey and full of flavours. The nutmeg and cinnamon give it an unmistakably Christmasy flavor. The brandy gives it a bitter-sweet taste. Christmas Pudding along with Minced Pie, Christmas Cake, Eggnog and Baked Turkey makes for the perfect Christmas party. You cannot imagine inviting your friends and relatives without making this recipe of delight. Christmas Pudding can also be made with rum and fresh fruits. There are a number of versions of this traditional recipe which has been modified over the centuries to suit the taste and palate of the people. This Christmas Pudding recipe uses readily available ingredients in your kitchen and can be made quite easily. If you do not have a pudding tin, you can pour the batter in any other baking tin and even steam it in a cooker like you do when you make momos, dhokla or idli. This pudding can also be made in the microwave. But you will have to be very careful when you make it in the microwave as often the pudding turns out to be rubbery or dries up when it is made in the microwave. Try out this delightful recipe!

Ingredients of Christmas Pudding

• 2 cup all purpose flour
• 10 black currants
• 150 gm brown sugar
• 2 tablespoon chopped almonds
• 1/3 teaspoon nutmeg powder
• 1/2 cup brandy
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence

• 2 egg
• 200 gm butter
• 2 tablespoon chopped cashews
• 2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon powdered cinnamon
• 1 cup candied peels

• How to make Christmas Pudding

• • Step 1
    Chop all the nuts finely and keep them aside. Also chop the raisins and black currants. Now take a bowl and add the candied peels and nuts in it. Pour in the brandy. Soak for 5-6 hours so that the nuts and fruits absorb the taste of the brandy. Now, to make this classic Christmas pudding, first take a large bowl. Now add the all purpose flour with salt, baking soda, nutmeg powder, and cinnamon powder. Mix well and sieve the mixture twice so that every ingredient mixes in evenly.
  • Step 2
    Now take another bowl and add butter in it. Ensure that the butter is at room temperature. Beat the mixture well until the sugar is dissolved. At this point add the eggs and the vanilla essence. Beat well till the mixture is light and frothy.
  • Step 3
    To this mixture, slowly add the flour spoon by spoon so that the flour mixes evenly and no lumps are formed. Keep stirring till the entire flour is mixed. At this point add the nuts and fruits soaked in brandy.
  • Step 4
    Take a pudding tin, and grease it with butter. Pour the batter in it. Allow it cook in steam on low flame for one to two hours. The flame should be very low or the pudding might burn. You need to insert a skewer after an hour to check if the pudding is done. If it comes out clean, your pudding is ready.
  • Step 5
    Switch off the flame and remove the pudding from the pudding tin. Allow it to cool slightly. Decorate it with cherries and holly. Serve with chocolate sauce or vanilla ice-cream or simply with a dollop of cream.
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