Dessert Recipes - Golden Christmas Pudding Recipe

Ingredients

• 450 g/1lb/2 2/3 cups ready-to-eat dried apricots, chopped

• 450 g/1lb/2 2/3 cups sultanas (golden raisins)

• 175 g/6 oz/1 1/2 cups chopped mixed (candied) peel

• 350 g/12 oz/3 cups chopped mixed nuts

• Finely grated rind and juice of 2 oranges

• Finely grated rind and juice of 1 lemon

• 225 g/8 oz/1 cup light brown sugar

• 5 ml/1 tsp ground mace

• 225 g/8 oz/4 cups fresh white breadcrumbs

• 50 g/2 oz/1/2 cup plain (all-purpose) flour

• 100 g/4 oz/1 cup shredded (chopped) vegetable suet

• 4 eggs, beaten

• 30 ml/2 tbsp apricot or orange liqueur

• Butter, for greasing

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Method:

1. Put all the ingredients in a large owl and mix well. Grease two 1.2 liter/2 pt/5 cup pudding basins and line the bases with a circle of greased greaseproof (waxed) paper.

2. Spoon in the mixture and level the surfaces. Cover with a double thickness of greaseproof (waxed) paper, then foil, twisting and folding under the rim.

3. Steam for 5 hours. Leave to cool, then re-wrap in clean greaseproof paper and foil.

4. Make up to 2 weeks before Christmas. Store in a cool, dark place. Steam for a further 3 hours on the day.