Dessert Recipes - Light Christmas Pudding Recipe

Ingredients

• 100 g/4 oz/1 cup plain (all-purpose) flour

• 5 ml/1 tsp baking powder

• 100 g/4 oz/1/2 cup hard block margarine, diced

• 100 g/4 oz/2/3 cup raisins

• 100 g/4 oz sultanas (golden raisins)

• 100 g/4 oz cup currants

• 100 g/4 oz cup caster (superfine) sugar

• 100 g/4 oz cups fresh breadcrumbs

• 5 ml/1 tsp mixed (apple-pie) spice

• 1 egg

• 150 ml/2/3 cup milk

• 30 ml/2 tbsp brandy or rum

• Brandy Sauce, to serve

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Method:

1. Grease a 1.2 liter/5 cup pudding basin. Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl.

2. Add the margarine and rub in with the fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Stir in the fruit, sugar, breadcrumbs and mixed spice.

3. Mix in the egg, milk and brandy or rum. Turn into the basin and level the surface.

4. Cover with a double thickness of greased greaseproof (waxed) paper with a pleat in the middle to allow for rising.

5. Twist and fold under the rim to secure. Steam for 3 hours. Recover with clean paper, allow to cool and store in the fridge for up to 3 weeks.

6. To serve, steam again for 1 1/2 hours. Serve hot with Brandy Sauce.