Name: English Plum Pudding Aka Christmas Pudding with Hard Sauce
Ingredients: 2 cup seedless raisins; 3 cup currants; 1/3 cup candied citron, chopped; 1/3 cup candied orange peel, chopped; 1/3 cup candied lemon peel, chopped; 4 cup soft bread crumbs; 1/4 c almonds, chopped and blanched; 1 1/2 cup sugar; 1 tsp nutmeg; 1/4 tsp ginger; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1 cup ground suet; 3/4 cup milk; 2 eggs, well beaten; 1/3 cup orange juice or 1/2 cup brandy

English Plum Pudding Aka Christmas Pudding with Hard Sauce

Ingredients

2 cups seedless raisins
3 cups currants
1/3 cup candied citron, chopped
1/3 cup candied orange peel, chopped
1/3 cup candied lemon peel, chopped
4 cups soft bread crumbs
1/4 c almonds, chopped and blanched
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup ground suet
3/4 cup milk
2 eggs, well beaten
1/3 cup orange juice or 1/2 cup brandy

Instructions

Toss fruits, bread crumbs, nuts, sugar, and spices together. Put suet into a meat grinder and add to fruit mix. Stir in milk and eggs. Add juice and blend well. Pack into a well greased 2 quart casserole dish. Cover tightly. Place mold into a deep kettle and add hot water to half of the mold. Boil for 8 hours and add water as it boils away. You are creating a steamer when you do this Once the 8 hours have expired, remove the pudding from he kettle and let it set for 15 minutes. Loosen edges with a knife. Plunge it in and out of ice water to loosen it completely. Serve with Hard Sauce. HARD SAUCE 1/2 cup butter 2 cups confectioner's sugar 1 tsp sherry Cream together and chill.