Grandma's Christmas Pudding (gluten-free version)
My grandma used to host the most wonderful family Christmas parties. And I always remember her steaming her Christmas puddings at least a month in advance and wrapping them in muslin cloths. The past couple of years, I have carried on this tradition in my home. Last week, I steamed up our own little pud and wrapped it up in a brandy-soaked muslin cloth where it will stay until Christmas day.
Here's the recipe.
Day before:
Place 500g of dried fruit of your choice, 1 large grated apple, and finely grated zest of 1 lemon in a bowl with 100ml brandy and let macerate in the fridge overnight.
Day of (make sure you'll be home for at least 5 hours):
Melt 175g butter in a pan and allow to cool slightly.
Mix together 1 cup of gluten free flour, 2 tsp of gluten free baking powder, 1 tsp of xantham gum, 3 tsp of mixed spices (I like nutmeg, cloves, cardamon, cinnamon, and allspice).
Food process up some gluten free bread to make up a cup of fresh breadcrumbs
Add all of the above together with 3 eggs, 100g dark brown sugar, 1 tablespoon of molasses and mix well.
Grease and line base of a 1.5 litre pudding basin. Spoon in mixture and cover tightly. Place an upturned saucer in the bottom of a large pan and fill with water to reach up to halfway up sides of basin. Steam over medium heat for 5 hours.
Turn out, allow to cool, and wrap up in a brandy-soaked muslin cloth. Store in airtight container in fridge until Christmas day. Each week, moisten with more brandy! When Christmas Day arrives, you can steam the pudding again for about an hour so that it's piping hot. Serve with your favourite custard, or icecream, or cream, or grand marnier butter. Miam miam!
What beautiful recipes you have been posting, thank you. I am hoping to try them out in the upcoming weeks.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kristy. More to follow. Let me know how they turn out. :-)
ReplyDeleteThis sounds so yummy. Steamed Pudding is not big in the States, but I read so much about them. I'm going to add these ingredients to my shopping list and give this a go. Thanks :)
ReplyDeleteNo worries :-)bMaybe you could start a new tradition. Although my husband tells me (he's lived in the States for about 5 years) that pecan pie is pretty good, too!
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