Christmas Plum Pudding

This long-steaming Christmas pudding can be made with real plums and is spiced with almonds, mixed peel, mixed spice and ale.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 hr
• Total Time: 5 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 228 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 apple - peeled, cored and shredded
• 1 lemon, juiced and zested
• 1 small carrot, grated
• 4 ounces shredded suet
• 2 ounces preserved stem ginger in syrup, chopped
• 4 ounces candied mixed fruit peel, chopped
• 4 plums, pitted and chopped
• 0.5 cup chopped walnuts
• 0.75 teaspoon baking powder
• 0.5 cup dark brown sugar
• 0.33333334326744 cup raisins
• 2.5 cups fresh bread crumbs
• 0.375 cup halved candied cherries
• 0.375 cup dried currants
• 0.375 cup golden raisins
• 0.5 cup chopped blanched almonds
• 0.125 cup ground almonds
• 1.5 teaspoons mixed spice
• 0.5 cup ale

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Gather all ingredients.

Step 2

Combine plums, bread crumbs, flour, suet, eggs, carrot, apple, cherries, currants, golden raisins, mixed fruit peel, raisins, chopped blanched almonds, brown sugar, stem ginger, walnuts, ground almonds, lemon juice and zest, mixed spice, and baking powder in a large bowl; stir in ale and mix well. Let each family member take a turn stirring and make a wish.

Step 3

Grease 2 large or 4 small pudding basins. Fill with pudding mixture about 7/8 full.

Step 4

Cover tightly with greased waxed paper, then foil; secure with string.

Step 5

Stand puddings on a trivet in a large pot of boiling water that reaches halfway up the sides of the pudding basin.

Step 6

Steam puddings over medium-low heat in boiling water 10 hours for large puddings, 5 hours for small puddings, topping up water regularly until puddings are quite firm and set.