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Ингредиенты
- 1 1/2 c. soft Breadcrumbs
- 1 c. seedless Raisins
- 1 c. Currants
- 1 c. minced Dates
- 1 c. minced Cherries (red & green)
- 1 c. roughly minced pitted Prunes
- 1 c. cooked Apple chunks
- 1/4 c. Lemon Peel (or possibly some lemon juice)
- 1/2 c. minced dry Apricots, Apples etc
- 1/2 c. minced Walnuts
- 1/2 c. butter
- 1 c. Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Pwdr
- 1/4 tsp Bicarb of Soda
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp Cloves
- 1/2 tsp Allspice
- 1/4 tsp Mace
- 1/2 c. grnd Suet
- 1/2 c. brown Sugar
- 2 x Large eggs
- 1/2 c. Molasses
- 1 c. Brandy
- 1/2 c. lowfat milk
- 1/2 c. Marmalade
Инструкции
- Mix fruit, nuts and breadcrumbs and set aside.
- Stir together flour, baking pwdr, bicarb, suet, salt and spices.
- Cream butter and sugar well and add in beaten Large eggs slowly beating well constantly. Blend in molasses.
- Mix lowfat milk and brandy together and add in to the creamed mix alternately with the flour mix beating well as you add in.
- Finally mix in the fruit mix well and the marmalade. Add in a little gravy browning mixing well to make it a dark colour if necessary.
- Grease a pudding basin and fill 2/3 full with the pudding mix.
- Cover with a layer of greaseproof paper then aluminum foil and tie well (Strong elastics work well but put three on in case of breakage !)
- I use the trivet from the pressure cooker in the bottom of a deep pot.
- Fill with a couple of inches of water and put the basin in and the lid on. Steam for 6 hrs....it's important of course not to get any water into the basin so bring to the boil slowly and keep the water level low sufficient not to boil up. After 6 hrs take out and uncover straight away to let the surface dry well (Leave it overnight loosely covered if necessary - it must NOT have a wet surface) When cool wet the surface with about 1/4 c. of brandy (this adds flavour but also sterilizes the surface so it does not mold while seasoning) Cover with a layer of greaseproof and a layer of foil again trying tightly and put it in the cool room for about 3+ weeks to season and blend the fruit flavours.
- When preparing - steam again 4 hrs very gently without changing the cover.
