Grandma's Christmas Pudding
Created by Mikekey on October 30, 2013
- Servings: 12
- Prep Time: 24h
- Cook Time: 7-8h
- Recipe #10896
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds raisins
- 1/2 cup whole almonds, chopped
- 2 ounces candied citron peel, finely chopped
- 2 cups diced apples (finely diced)
- 1 cup brandy
- 1 1/2 cups dry breadcrumbs
- 1 cup suet, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup molasses
- 3 large eggs
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 teaspoons lemon rind, grated
How to Make
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Step 1: Combine the raisins, almonds, citron, apples, and brandy in a bowl, and allow to sit overnight.
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Step 2: The next day, preheat oven to 300°F.
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Step 3: Butter a 2-qt. pudding mold (or souffle dish).
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Step 4: Combine the fruit mixture with the remaining ingredients, one at a time. Mix well, and turn into pudding mold and cover tightly with parchment paper secured with cotton string.
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Step 5: Place a large roasting pan in oven on center rack. Place mold in pan and fill roasting pan with boiling water, halfway up sides of mold. Steam 7 to 8 hours, adding more water if necessary.
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Step 6: To serve, loosen the side of the pudding with a knife and invert onto a serving platter.
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Step 7: Serve warm.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (179.7 g)
- Calories 429.3
- Total Fat - 6.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.3 g
- Cholesterol - 55.1 mg
- Sodium - 507.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 86.4 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.1 g
- Sugars - 64.7 g
- Protein - 12.2 g
- Calcium - 148.1 mg
- Iron - 4.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 8.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg