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Last Minute Christmas pudding

Toatlly the last word in Last minute Christmas puddings. For best results leave yourself up to 48 hours for the pudding ingredients to absorb the liquid if possible. This recipe meantions Australin Cup measurements
5 from 2 votes
Servings 10

Ingredients
  

  • 200 ml orange juice just under a cup- freshly squeezed or ready made
  • 80 ml brandy
  • 250 gm mixed fruit (currants sultanas, raisins)
  • 3 whole figs glace, 50 gm chopped
  • 100 gm brown sugar ½ cup
  • 50 gm plain flour ? cup
  • 25 gm cocoa dark
  • 25 gm almond meal
  • 100 gm sour dough crumbs 1 cup
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon allspice
  • ½ teaspoon Sea salt flakes
  • 100 gm butter very cold

Instructions
 

  • Line a 20 cm x 8 cm x 8 cm ( 8-10 in x 3 in x 3-4 in) loaf tin with baking paper.
  • Set the oven to 150 C / 300 F
  • Take the crusts off the bread and pulse in the food processor until crumbs form 100 gm toatal. Add the flour, cocoa, almond meal and spices and the chilled chopped butter and pulse till bread crumb like. Do not make a dough!.
  • Pour into a bowl and toss through the fruit.
  • Mix the orange juice,eggs and brandy . Mixing well to break up the eggs. Mix this into the fruit mixture cover and leave overnight or preferably up to 48 hours.
  • ** Without a food processor. Mix the fruit and dry ingredients together. Beat the eggs, brandy and orange juice and add to the dry mix . Grate the cold butter and mix together with a fork till combined.
  • Pour the mixture into the loaf tin and cover with paper then two lots of foil.
  • Put into a baking dish big enough to hold the loaf tin and fill to half way up with warm water. Put into a preheated 150 C ( 300 F). Leave untouched for 4 hours.
  • Use straight away or cool down and use when required

Notes

** Without a food processor. Mix the fruit and dry ingredients together. Beat the eggs, brandy and orange juice and add to the dry mix . Grate the cold butter and mix together with a fork till combined.