Soak dried fruit overnight in brandy or juice for added moisture and a rich, sweet flavor in the pudding. In the UK, figgy pudding has traditionally been made 5 weeks before Christmas and is ...

Christmas pudding is essentially a sweet, steamed, dried-fruit pudding that usually makes its appearance during Christmas dinner. It's traditionally made with suet (the saturated hard fat of beef ...

The Christmas pudding we recognise today is a Victorian dish made from suet, dried fruit, candied peel, breadcrumbs, spices, egg and grated carrots and apples. The Victorians shaped their puddings ...

This really is a figgy pudding as it includes dried figs, as well as all the usual dried fruit. The fig seeds ... To reheat at Christmas-time, return to a pan containing a few inches of boiling ...

I find Christmas pudding utterly unappetising. My apologies to the traditional pud fans - I’m happy for you, but it’s not for me. There’s simply no need for that much dried fruit and stodge ...

Mary’s traditional British Christmas pudding recipe goes back to Medieval times – a rich mix of dried fruit and nuts which is steamed for eight hours before serving alongside a boozy cream.

Here’s an easy Christmas pudding ... Brush pudding cup to grease. Line the base with rounds of baking paper. 2. Sift combined flours, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon, mixed spice and nutmeg into a large ...

Gently mix in the dried fruit and toasted pistachios. Spoon the pudding into bowls and add whipped cream and garnishes of choice before serving.