Boiled Christmas Pudding

Boiled Christmas Pudding

www.womensweeklyfood.com.au

This classic boiled Christmas pudding recipe is easy to make and full of sweet bursts of fruit and rich hints of rum and spices.

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Cooking tools:

  • Saucepan
  • Sifter
  • Boiler
  • Butcher's twine
  • Colander
  • Plate
  • Bench
  • Mixing bowl
  • Wooden spoon
  • Measuring cup
  • Kitchen scale
  • Rubber gloves
  • Stove
  • Tight lid
  • Kitchen shears
  • Calico cloth
  • Plastic wrap
  • Zip-top bag
  • Airtight container
  • Pot

Ingredients

  • 4 cups (750g) mixed dried fruit
  • 1 1/3 cup (185g) seeded dried dates, chopped coarsely
  • 1 1/4 cup (185g) raisins, chopped coarsely
  • 1 1/2 cup (375ml) water
  • 3/4 cup (165g) caster (superfine) sugar
  • 1 cup (200g) firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 250 grams (8 ounces) butter, chopped
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
  • 3 eggs, beaten lightly
  • 1/4 cup (60ml) dark rum
  • 3 cups (210g) firmly packed fresh white breadcrumbs
  • 1 3/4 cup (260g) plain (all-purpose) flour
  • 2 teaspoons mixed spice
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 60 centimetre (24-inch) square of calico
  • 1/3 cup (50g) plain (all-purpose) flour, extra
  • 2 1/2 (2.5 yards) kitchen string

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