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Christmas Pudding

Christmas pudding recipe for the Thermomix TM6

Useful Items

Cling film, greaseproof paper, aluminium foil, kitchen string or elastic band, pudding basin (850 ml/1.5 pt.), large glass bowl

HInts and Tips

  • One of the most anticipated dishes of the big day, our fruit-laden take on this festive classic can be made ahead on Stir Up Sunday then reheated when needed. Try setting it alight with brandy at the table for an extra special touch before serving with homemade brandy sauce or custard.
  • Suet is a hard, white animal fat, often from beef, that is typically sold shredded and dusted to prevent it sticking. Nowadays, vegetarian suet, made from vegetable oil, is a popular alternative. Either variety can be used in this recipe.
  • Lemon juice or ascorbic acid is added to the steaming water to protect against rust.
  • Make Brandy Sauce while pudding is resting. Find the recipe on Cookidoo®.
  • Christmas pudding can be made in advance. Leave in pudding basin to cool completely and store in a cool, dry place until needed. To reheat, place 1400 g water in mixing bowl. Place foil-covered pudding basin in Varoma dish, place covered Varoma into position then reheat by steaming 1 h 30 min/Varoma/speed 1.

Ingredients

  • 2 lemons, thin peelings of skin from 1 and 65 g juice
  • 1 orange, thin peelings of skin and juice (approx. 70 g)
  • 90 g raisins
  • 90 g sultanas
  • 90 g dried apricots, halved
  • 80 g glacé cherries, halved
  • 50 g mixed candied peel
  • 80 g brandy, plus extra for lighting if desired
  • 100 g unsalted butter, soft, plus extra for greasing
  • 90 g dark brown muscovado sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 90 g self-raising flour
  • 100 g suet
  • 40 g flaked almonds
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground allspice
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 2000 g boiling water, plus extra as needed

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Instructions

  • Place lemon peel and orange peel in mixing bowl then grate 20 sec/speed 10. Scrape down sides of mixing bowl with spatula then grate again 5 sec/speed 10.
  • Add raisins, sultanas, apricots, cherries, mixed peel, brandy, orange juice and 35 g lemon juice then heat 3 min/100°C//speed 2. Transfer to a large glass bowl. Cover with cling film and set aside to soak overnight. Clean mixing bowl.
  • After this time, grease a pudding basin (850 ml/1.5 pt.).
  • Place butter, sugar and eggs in mixing bowl then mix 30 sec/speed 4. Scrape down sides of mixing bowl with spatula.
  • Add flour, suet, almonds, cinnamon, allspice and ginger then mix 10 sec/speed 3.
  • Add reserved soaked fruits and juices then mix 30 sec//speed 2. Finish mixing by hand with spatula if necessary then transfer to prepared pudding basin, pushing down with the back of a spoon to expel any air.
  • Cover surface with a buttered circle of greaseproof paper, then cover basin with a large circle of greaseproof paper with a pleat in the middle to allow for pudding to expand. Cover with a large circle of foil, again with a pleat in the middle. Secure both with kitchen string or an elastic band then place in Varoma dish. Clean mixing bowl.
  • Place 2000 g boiling water and remaining 30 g lemon juice (see tip) in mixing bowl. Place covered Varoma into position then steam 90 min/Varoma/speed 2.
  • Remove covered Varoma then top mixing bowl up with boiling water to the 2 litre mark. Place covered Varoma back into position then steam 90 min/Varoma/speed 2.
  • Remove covered Varoma then top mixing bowl up with boiling water to the 2 litre mark. Place covered Varoma back into position then steam 90 min/Varoma/speed 2.
  • Repeat once more, removing covered Varoma then topping mixing bowl up with boiling water to the 2 litre mark. Place covered Varoma back into position then steam 90 min/Varoma/speed 2.
  • Set covered Varoma aside. Leave to stand for 5 minutes before uncovering and inverting onto a serving plate. Set alight using brandy in the traditional way if desired then serve with warm brandy sauce (see tip) or custard, as desired.
View this recipe on Cookidoo

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