My infamous Christmas pudding

It's always over 30 c here on Christmas Day but I always make this Christmas pudding anyway :) it was so yummy,, specially when it's swimming in brandy custard with ice cream and whipping cream!.. It's worth 2 days of preparation.. This pudding has travelled to many places already eg.. Melbourne & Auckland :) .. one of my infamous recipes :)

Ingredients

100g blanched almond

200g raisins 

350g mixed dried fruits

60g mixed peeled

100g glazed cherry, halved 

Zest of 1 lemon

6 eggs

300ml of brandy

250g butter

250g plain flour

1tsp mixed spice

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/2 tsp grounded ginger

250g brown sugar

250g stale breadcrumb 

Methods

In the large bowl, mix all dried fruits, mixed peeled and lemon zest. Pour in the brandy, mix well and let it soak overnight.

Next day.. Sift flour into the fruit bowl, then add sugar, mixed spice, grounded ginger, nutmeg, almond and eggs (one at the time while mixing the mixture together), then cut the butter into small dices and rub them into the mixture, mix well. Then add breadcrumb and mix well again.. The ready mixture will be sticky like a thick mud..

Grease pudding steamer with butter.

Add the mixture into the steamer, leave about 1 1/2 inches from the edge. Close the lid.

Boil the water in a big pot.. Plunge the steamer into boiling water then reduce heat to medium and steam for 6 hours.. add more water if needed so it won't burn the pot.

Serve warm with lots of brandy custard, ice cream and whipping cream..