Classic English Christmas Pudding

Traditional English festive dessert for Christmas! Each country has its own traditions regarding celebrations, preparation and serving of dishes for a particular event. In England, pudding is prepared for Christmas, which is the main dish of the festive table. They start preparing it two months before Christmas to let it steep; it is believed that the longer it sits, the brighter and more refined its taste becomes. However, it is very tasty immediately after cooking, when fresh.
cook time: 6h
Miles Denholm
Classic English Christmas Pudding

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

334
Calories
16g
Fat
38g
Carbs
5g
Protein

Ingredients (4 portions)

Basic:

Salt 2 g
Sugar 50 g
Wheat flour 100 g
Butter 60 g
Milk 100 ml
Ginger (powder) 10 g
Vanillin 2 g
Honey 50 g
Walnuts 50 g
Vegetable oil 50 g
Chicken eggs 2 pc
White bread (chit) 50 g
Almond (powder) 30 g
Dried fruit mixture 300 g
Cognac (50ml — for soaking dried fruits 50ml — for soaking pudding) 100 ml
Ground cinnamon 2 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
Letʼs prepare the ingredients for the pudding. According to desire and taste, the composition can be expanded, reduced or changed. In some recipes, grated vegetables, fruits, and fresh berries are added to the pudding, but this is a matter of taste. The main thing is the availability of dried fruits, which need to be prepared in advance.

Step 2

Step 2
Wash the dried fruits, let the water drain and soak them in an alcoholic drink, preferably cognac, overnight.

Step 3

Step 3
Wash the walnuts, dry them in the microwave and finely crush them with a rolling pin or in a coffee grinder.

Step 4

Step 4
Place softened butter in a bowl. Add sugar. Beat them together until smooth.

Step 5

Step 5
Beat in the eggs and beat again using a mixer or hand whisk.

Step 6

Step 6
Dissolve honey in milk; if honey is candied, you can melt it in a water bath, or stir in warm milk and cool.

Step 7

Step 7
Pour the honey-milk mixture into the bowl with the egg-butter mixture. Add vegetable oil there. Add a pinch of cinnamon and vanilla, ground almonds, ginger powder and salt. Add the sifted flour, mix the mixture again, you should get a dough with the consistency of sour cream.

Step 8

Step 8
Grind the white bread into crumbs; it is better to use yesterdayʼs bread.

Step 9

Step 9
We put dried fruits soaked in cognac into the dough, pour the remains of the cognac in which the dried fruits were soaked, and pour them there. Add bread crumbs and chopped walnuts. Mix the dough. You should get a fairly dense and thick mass.

Step 10

Step 10
Cover a refractory pan with foil and grease it with butter.

Step 11

Step 11
Spoon in the pudding mixture. We compact it tightly with a spoon so that no voids form inside.

Step 12

Step 12
Cover the top of the pan with foil. Place the mold in a pan of boiling water. Water should cover the mold only a quarter of its height. Reduce the heat to low and simmer the pudding for about 5 hours (depending on its size and quantity of ingredients). Water needs to be added periodically.

Step 13

Step 13
Remove the pudding from the mold and soak it in cognac. Leave it in a cool place for a day. Serve to the table, sprinkled with powdered sugar. Bon appetit!

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