Christmas pudding for two | Munching Matilda

Ingredients

• 75g dried mixed berries
• 75g dried cherries
• 50g currants
• 50g glacé cherries
• 25g mixed peel (I like Italian mixed peel from M&S Food but any will do)
• 50g desiccated coconut
• 1/3 cup brandy
• 50g plain flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 70g panko breadcrumbs (any breadcrumbs will do but I like the lighter texture panko breadcrumbs gives to the pudding)
• 80g light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1 lemon, zest
• 75g unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing
• Half a Bramley apple, grated
• 25g flaked almonds
• 1 large egg, beaten