Prep Time: 20 minutes
Maturity Time: At least 2 months
Ingredients
-500g mixed dried fruits (raisins, sultanas, and currants)
-175g suet (shredded)
-100g fresh white bread crumbs
-100g plain flour
-100g brown sugar
-25g chopped cherries
-25g chopped mixed peel
-1 tsp grated rind of lemon
-1/2 tsp mixed spice
-1/2 tsp nutmeg
¼ tsp salt
-1 tbsp black treacle
-2 lightly beaten eggs
-1/4 pint brown ale
-4tbsp brandy
Instructions
-Grease and line a 1 liter pudding basin
-Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl using a wooden spoon
-Place the mixed ingredients in the pudding basin
-Cover with grease proof paper and a piece of pleated greased cooking foil so as to allow for expansion
-Secure using a string around the pudding basin
-In a sauce pan half full of water, steam the pudding for 6 hours topping up with boiling water whenever necessary
-Remove from the sauce pan, cool, then store in a dry cool place for at least two months
-Upon the day of serving, steam as above for 2 hours and then turn out onto a serving plate
-Top with lightly whipped cream and garnish with a twig of holly
Enjoy!
