And this year i am getting in on the act, with the help of Nigella. My mum always uses Delia's recipe, so this is a bit of an adventure, but i have a lot of trust in Nigella, after the Marmite Spaghetti success (you must try it - it's not what you think it will be like. ie. it is really really delicious!)
this is a good book full of grant festive treats. here is nigella with biscuits
It seems that recipes for christmas puddings can vary quite a lot. Mum says Delia's has beer in, and maybe some nuts but Nigella doesn't use those things. I can't find her recipe online, but the one I am using is a traditional one from her Christmas book (it seems she has perfected many type of pudding of the christmas variety)
The ingredients for the pudding are:
150g each of currants, chopped prunes and sultanas; 175ml Sherry (a sweet one in my opinion); 100g Plain Flour; 125g White Breadcrumbs; 150g Suet (vegetable in my opinion); 150g Dark Muscavado Sugar; 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon; 1/4 tsp of Ground Cloves; Grated Zest of 1 Lemon; 3 Eggs; 1 Medium Cooking Apple; 30ml (2 tbsps) of Honey (runny in my opinion)
These are the amounts Nigella gives, and this will make a 3 pint pud. For mine i have scaled it down by a third to make a 2 pinter, as fear the feast will be overwhelming.
I have had a very busy weekend so I am lucky that the process is in two parts, and today's part was very quick in that I had to measure out the dried fruit and put it in a bowl with the sherry and cover it with clingfilm to steep until tuesday when i will have the time for the rest of the activity (this is perfect as Nigella recommends the fruit is steeped at least over night or up to a week)
steeping fruits - sweet and gungey
Tuesday I will have to get mixing as soon as i get home as there is 5 hours steaming to do before bedtime! I am really pleased that I am making my own pudding though. it is a first for me but a very very good life skill.
Yours festively,
Pudding Bowl. xxxx
4 comments:
Tomorrow I will try the Marmite spaghetti I think. But with Bovril instead.
I hope this works.
Good work on the pud!!!
i really like those kitchen scales sneaking into that picture, and it has got me thinking - i probably definitely need a tiny little crochet cushion for my weights to sit on on my scales too - one of my new years resolutions is to learn to crochet - perfect!
christmas pudding is excellent, i wish i was more organised with preparations like this. mmmm.....
update: I've just eaten the Bovril spaghetti. Very good. I had it with asparagus and sweet potato and plenty of parmesan.
Buttery and good. I see the attraction now x
Hurruh for pudding!
hurruh for marmite (bovril) spaghetti
hurruh for crochet.
hurruh hooray. now i am going home to do some steaming.
xxx
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