Steamed Holiday Pudding Recipe
Summary
Ingredients
21/3 cups all-purpose flour
11/3 cups finely chopped suet
11/3 cups firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 eggs, well beaten
2/3 cup orange juice
2/3 cup water
11/3 cups chopped raisins
11/3 cups chopped mixed candied fruit
11/3 cups currants
2/3 cup finely chopped dried figs Commercial hard sauce
Directions
Combine first 8 ingredients in a large bowl; mix well.
Add eggs, orange juice, and water; stir well.
Combine raisins, candied fruit, currants, and figs; add to flour mixture, stirring, well.
Spoon mixture into a greased 1 1/2-quart steamed pudding mold; cover tightly.
Place mold on a shallow rack in a large, deep kettle with enough boiling water to come two-thirds up the mold.
Cover kettle; steam pudding about 5 hours in continuously boiling water (replace water as needed).
Let pudding stand 5 minutes; Unmold and serve with hard sauce.
Add eggs, orange juice, and water; stir well.
Combine raisins, candied fruit, currants, and figs; add to flour mixture, stirring, well.
Spoon mixture into a greased 1 1/2-quart steamed pudding mold; cover tightly.
Place mold on a shallow rack in a large, deep kettle with enough boiling water to come two-thirds up the mold.
Cover kettle; steam pudding about 5 hours in continuously boiling water (replace water as needed).
Let pudding stand 5 minutes; Unmold and serve with hard sauce.