LIGHT CHRISTMAS PUDDING

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I made this because most of the family dislike a lot of dried fruit in puddings and cakes. It went down a treat! Source:- Delia Smith (with a few tweaks). Doubles well.

Provided by dusty AE

Categories     Dessert

Time 2h10m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

110 g butter, softened
110 g light brown sugar
2 large eggs
175 g self raising flour
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg or 1/2 teaspoon mixed spice
1 pinch salt
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 lemon, zest of
1 orange, zest of
1 medium cooking apple, peeled, cored and chopped small
3 tablespoons fruit mincemeat
10 red glace cherries

Steps:

  • Grease a 1.2litre pudding basin with butter.
  • Place the cherries in the bottom.
  • Beat the sugar and butter with a hand held beater until pale and creamy.
  • Beat in the eggs seperately, whisking well in between.
  • Fold in the sifted flour, spice and salt carefully.
  • Then add the lemon juice, lemon and orange zest, apple and fruit mince.
  • Spoon into the basin.
  • Tie a double piece of pleated baking paper on to the basin.
  • Place in boiling water and cook for 2 1/2 hours.
  • When the pudding is completely cold, turn it out, wrap it well and freeze until needed.
  • Take out of freezer Christmas Eve.
  • Can either re-steam it for an hour or just slice it and heat in the microwave.
  • I used mixed red, green and yellow cherries.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 299.1, Fat 12.7, SaturatedFat 7.5, Cholesterol 82.3, Sodium 124.2, Carbohydrate 42.2, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 19.1, Protein 4.6

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