Mammy's Traditional Christmas Pudding
For those of you that love Christmas Pudding this is a traditional recipe passed on to us by our mother. We loved to help her make them every year, she made one for all 6 of her brothers and they all loved them. We have fond memories of the smells and the joys of making them with her. I hope you enjoy our mammy's recipe.
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Prep Time
25 MIN
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Cook Time
480 MIN
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Servings
14 PEOPLE
Ingredients
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200gm Sultanas
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200gm Raisins
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200gm Currants
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100gm Cherries
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125gm Self-raising flour
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225gm Breadcrumbs
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250gm Butter
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200gm Dark brown sugar
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25gm Ground almonds
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Half teaspoon ground cinnamon
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Half teaspoon mixed spice
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Half teaspoon ground nutmeg
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One medium carrot finely grated
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One large cooking apple grated
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Zest and juice of one lemon
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4 large eggs
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Splash of Brandy
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Enough Guinness to to wet
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Butter or margarine to grease pudding bowl
Directions
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Sieve the flour, spices, and salt together in your mixing bowl
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Combine all the other ingredients and mix well with a wooden spoon. Use enough liquid so that the mixture drops from the spoon.
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Grease your pudding bowl. I used a 2 litre bowl.
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Leave about 2cm from the top to allow the pudding to rise.
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Cover with greaseproof paper then tinfoil and secure with string. For an easier option you can use a 2 litre plastic pudding bowl with a lid.
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Place the pudding in a large saucepan and fill halfway with boiling water and steam for 8 hours. Keep an eye and top up as needed.
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Let the pudding cool. Once cooled pop out of the bowl and wrap with greaseproof paper and store in a cool place until ready to eat. Enjoy
