Traditional English Christmas Pudding
Description
The recipe won't take much time. This pudding is cooked over a water bath for 4-6 hours. It must include dried fruits, apple pieces, and bread crumbs well soaked in brandy or any other strong alcohol. The pudding itself should also be thoroughly soaked in alcohol before storing. But what a delicious dessert it will be to adorn your Christmas table! It can be served with tea or coffee.
Instructions
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Step 1
Wash the dried fruits and soak them in 100 ml of brandy for at least 24 hours.
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Step 2
Sift the flour with salt and spices.
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Step 3
Beat the butter with sugar, then add the eggs one at a time. Dissolve honey in milk. Add to the batter, then pour in the sunflower oil. Mix well.
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Step 4
Add ground almonds, chopped apple, breadcrumbs, jam, all dried fruits, and the sifted flour with spices. Mix well.
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Step 5
Grease a heat-resistant baking dish and line the bottom with foil.
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Step 6
Cover the bowl first with paper, then with foil, making a pleat in both. This is done so that when the pudding expands during cooking, the paper and foil won't tear, but the pleat will unfold. Tie tightly with string or thread.
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Step 7
Place the mold into a pot. Fill the pot with boiling water to about 1/4 the height of the mold. Cover with a lid. Cook on the stove over low heat for 6-8 hours, adding water as needed.
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Step 8
After preparing, let the pudding cool completely. Pierce it in several places with something thin and sharp, and generously pour brandy over it. Store in a cool place until Christmas.