"Get motivated in November to make your Christmas pudding to have it mature in time for Christmas.
Equipment and preparation: You will need a 1.2 litre/2 pint pudding basin, baking paper, foil and kitchen string...."
INGREDIENTS
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350g/12oz mixed dried fruit (raisins, currants, sultanas)
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100g/3½oz pitted ready-to-eat prunes, chopped or left whole
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100g/3½oz dark muscovado sugar
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4 tbsp dark rum
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100ml/3½fl oz stout
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100g/3½oz chopped walnuts
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100g/3½oz blanched almonds
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100g/3½oz ground almonds
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100g/3½oz fresh white breadcrumbs
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50g/1¾oz plain flour
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100g/3½oz frozen butter, grated, plus a little extra for greasing
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½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
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1 tsp ground cinnamon
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2 tsp mixed spice
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100g/3½oz chopped glacé cherries (or left whole if you prefer)
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3 large free-range eggs, beaten