Ultimate Christmas Pudding
"I don’t deny it: there is something unattractively boastful about calling one’s own recipe “ultimate”. But having soaked my dried fruit for this pudding in Pedro Ximénez – the sweet, dark, sticky sherry that has a hint of liquorice, fig and treacle about it – I know there is no turning back. It’s not even as if it’s an extravagance: the rum or brandy I’ve used up till now are more expensive and do the trick less well. This is sensational - it is the Queen of Christmas puddings. It has to be tried..."
INGREDIENTS
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150 grams currants
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150 grams sultanas
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150 grams roughly chopped prunes
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175 millilitres pedro ximenez sherry
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100 grams plain flour
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125 grams fresh breadcrumbs
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150 grams suet
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150 grams dark brown muscovado sugar
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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¼ teaspoon ground cloves
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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grated zest of 1 lemon
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3 large eggs
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1 medium cooking apple (peeled and grated)
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2 tablespoons honey
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125 millilitres vodka (to flame the pudding)
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