The Queen's Christmas Pudding Recipe

Ingredients

• 15 medium Medjool dates, pitted and chopped
• 1 cup dried apricots, chopped
• 0.25 cup currants
• 0.333 cup golden raisins
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 0.333 cup finely chopped crystallized ginger
• 3 tablespoons bourbon whiskey
• 1 large orange, zested and juiced
• 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 0.5 cup heavy cream
• 0.75 cup buttermilk
• 0.5 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1.25 cups roughly chopped pecans
• 0.5 cup dry bread crumbs
• 1.25 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 chopsticks
• 0.25 cup maple syrup