Perfect Christmas Pudding
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By
Susan Feliciano
@frenchtutor
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I've been looking for a traditional "English" or "Plum" pudding for Christmas. I will work on this and get it fixed by the next holiday season.
I have not tried this recipe yet, as I "adopted" it from the JAP site. I plan to try it closer to the holidays. Anyone that wants to can try it, if they like. Let me know your results.
I have not tried this recipe yet, as I "adopted" it from the JAP site. I plan to try it closer to the holidays. Anyone that wants to can try it, if they like. Let me know your results.
Ingredients
- 24
- dried figs
- 1.5 c
- milk
- 1 c
- shortening
- 2 c
- soft bread crumbs, lightly packed
- 3/4 c
- sugar
- 3 Tbsp
- quick cooking tapioca
- 1.5 c
- all purpose flour
- 2.5 tsp
- baking powder
- 1 tsp
- baking soda
- 1 tsp
- allspice
- 1 tsp
- cinnamon
- 1 tsp
- cloves
- 1/2 tsp
- salt
- 1/3 c
- light molasses
- 1 c
- walnuts, toasted, chopped
- 3
- egg whites
How to Make Perfect Christmas Pudding
- 1With scissors, snip stems from figs.
- 2Then snip figs into small pieces.
- 3Heat them in milk in top of double boiler until figs are soft (about 20 minutes).
- 4Remove from heat, stir figs thoroughly until mashed.
- 5Add shortening, bread crumbs, sugar and tapioca.
- 6Sift and measure flour, and sift again with other dry ingredients.
- 7Add with molasses and chopped walnuts.
- 8Fold in stiffly whipped egg whites.
- 9Turn into generously buttered 2-quart mold, cover tightly and steam, covered, for 3 hours on a rack in hot water that must come half-way up side of mold.
- 10Or steam in individual molds.
