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title: "Mum's Christmas pudding"
url: 'https://recipes.spfinch.com/recipes/mums-christmas-pudding'
markdown: 'https://recipes.spfinch.com/recipes/mums-christmas-pudding.md'
date: '2009-12-10'
description: 'Mum’s recipe Makes 2½ puddings – so half the quantities Ingredients 225g suet 450g raisins 225g currants 225g sultanas 112g mixed peel 112g brazil nuts 170g demerara sugar 170g plain flour 1 teaspoon baking powder zest & juice of 1 lemon 3 eggs 225g white breadcrumbs 1 cooking apple (grated) 1…'
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# Mum's Christmas pudding

## Mum's Christmas pudding

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Mum’s recipe

Makes 2½ puddings – so **half** the quantities

Ingredients

**225g suet
450g raisins
225g currants
225g sultanas
112g mixed peel
112g brazil nuts
170g demerara sugar
170g plain flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
zest & juice of 1 lemon
3 eggs
225g white breadcrumbs
1 cooking apple** (grated)
**1 carrot** (grated)
**1 dessertspoon treacle
½ teaspoon nutmeg
½ teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon mixed spice
pinch of salt
4 tablespoons of rum or brandy
a little milk**

Method

1. Put fruit in one bowl and dry ingredients in another bowl.
2. Put eggs, lemon, brandy (or rum) in another small bowl.
3. Combine the fruit and dry ingredients, and then the liquid, to make a soft dropping consistency (more pouring than a cake) using the milk.
4. Grease bowls and fill, leaving an inch at the top, and cover with foil or greaseproof paper.
5. Steam for 6 hours in total (par-steam for 4 or 5 hours and then an hour or 2 on the day).

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