I have indicated before how much I like most anything English from reading books from writers such as Charles Dickens, including A Christmas Carol to David Copperfield; most books by A J Cronin; every book by Agatha Christi, Peter Pan and the biography of James Barrie, every story of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Canon Doyle, all of JK Rowlings books of Harry Potter, and besides having read all the books by Alf Wight (James Herriot) and even have a signed copy by James Herriot "The Lord God Made Them All"; and many other English writers. I also like at least some of their food including roast beef, English trifle, and Christmas pudding. The last dish which the English are famous for (besides tasteless boiled dinners) is also called Plum Pudding. the recipe I am giving you today. I have tried it several ways but this recipe is one that I am most fond of. I know there are many ingredients and this over stated fruit cake, may sound complicated. However, the results are what counts and and I hope you will like it ENJOY
INGREDIENTS: (preheat the oven to 325 degrees)+
6 prunes minced
3 cups black raisins
1 cup candied fruit
1 the peel of 1 lemon minced
3/4 cup of suet minced
1 cup minced walnuts
1 cup flour
3 cups soft breadcrumbs
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp allspice
2 cups sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1tsp salt
1/2 cup brandy
1 cup molasses
5 eggs
DIRECTIONS: (preheat oven to 325 degrees)
1. mix all the fruit together including the
prunes, raisins, minced peeled lemon,
and candied fruit
2. now mix the flour, cinnamon, allspice, baking powder,
and salt together
3. the ingredients can be now mixed either by hand or by
an electric mixer such as a Kitchen Aid using the hook
to mix the ingredients
4. take 5 eggs and put them into the Kitchen Aid mixer
5. slowly add the sugar into the eggs and mix until well
incorporated
5. now add the flour mixture slowly into the eggs and sugrar
into the mixer until it is all incorporated
6. now add the bread crumbs slowly into the mixer
until it is all incorporated
7. now add the suet into the mixer and mix until it is all
incorporated
7. now mix the molasses and brandy and slowly add into
the mixer until it is all incorporated
9. now add the walnuts and fruit pieces into the mixer
and mix until it is all incorporated
10. pour the pudding into a steel or glass bowl and
cover with tin foil and place in the middle of a
heavy 9 inch by 13 inch steel pan and fill boiling
water around it about a 1/3rd or a little more and
bake about 3 or more hrs at 325 degrees
11. check the middle of the pudding with a knife and
when the blade comes out clean it is done and
ready to serve
12. you may wish to pour about a 1/2 cup of brandy
over the top and flame it for presentation
HARD SAUCE TO SERVE WITH THE PUDDING
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup of soft butter
2 cups of powdered sugar
1 tab of vanila
3 tab of brandy
DIRECTIONS:
1. put the butter into a large sauce
pan
2. slowly add the powdered sugar
until it is incorporated
3. add the vanila and mix until
it is incorporated
4. add the brandy and stir in
until it is incorporated and it
should be ready to pass around
for those who would like some
sauce
INGREDIENTS: (preheat the oven to 325 degrees)+
6 prunes minced
3 cups black raisins
1 cup candied fruit
1 the peel of 1 lemon minced
3/4 cup of suet minced
1 cup minced walnuts
1 cup flour
3 cups soft breadcrumbs
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp allspice
2 cups sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1tsp salt
1/2 cup brandy
1 cup molasses
5 eggs
DIRECTIONS: (preheat oven to 325 degrees)
1. mix all the fruit together including the
prunes, raisins, minced peeled lemon,
and candied fruit
2. now mix the flour, cinnamon, allspice, baking powder,
and salt together
3. the ingredients can be now mixed either by hand or by
an electric mixer such as a Kitchen Aid using the hook
to mix the ingredients
4. take 5 eggs and put them into the Kitchen Aid mixer
5. slowly add the sugar into the eggs and mix until well
incorporated
5. now add the flour mixture slowly into the eggs and sugrar
into the mixer until it is all incorporated
6. now add the bread crumbs slowly into the mixer
until it is all incorporated
7. now add the suet into the mixer and mix until it is all
incorporated
7. now mix the molasses and brandy and slowly add into
the mixer until it is all incorporated
9. now add the walnuts and fruit pieces into the mixer
and mix until it is all incorporated
10. pour the pudding into a steel or glass bowl and
cover with tin foil and place in the middle of a
heavy 9 inch by 13 inch steel pan and fill boiling
water around it about a 1/3rd or a little more and
bake about 3 or more hrs at 325 degrees
11. check the middle of the pudding with a knife and
when the blade comes out clean it is done and
ready to serve
12. you may wish to pour about a 1/2 cup of brandy
over the top and flame it for presentation
HARD SAUCE TO SERVE WITH THE PUDDING
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup of soft butter
2 cups of powdered sugar
1 tab of vanila
3 tab of brandy
DIRECTIONS:
1. put the butter into a large sauce
pan
2. slowly add the powdered sugar
until it is incorporated
3. add the vanila and mix until
it is incorporated
4. add the brandy and stir in
until it is incorporated and it
should be ready to pass around
for those who would like some
sauce
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