Christmas pudding

Submitted by Cook on Fri, 2010-11-19 15:13

Description

An easy Christmas pudding recipe to give your children a traditional English celebration. Serve hot, cut into slices with butterscotch, nutmeg, or hard sauce.

Ingredients

2 cups
flour (all purpose)
1⁄3 cup
sugar
1 1⁄4 teaspoon
baking soda
1 teaspoon
salt
1 teaspoon
cinnamon
1⁄4 teaspoon
ginger
1⁄4 teaspoon
nutmeg
1⁄4 teaspoon
clove (ground)
1 cup
suet (ground or grated)
1 cup
buttermilk (or sour milk)
1 cup
raisins
1⁄3 cup
molasses

Instructions

  1. Sift together the flour, sugar, soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves. Stir in suet, buttermilk or sour milk, raisins, and molasses. Mix until dry ingredients are moistened.
  2. Turn into well-greased 2-quart mold or casserole. Cover with tight cover or aluminum foil. Place on rack in large steamer or kettle. Add boiling water to height of 2 inches in steamer, cover. Steam 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until pudding springs back when touched lightly in center.

Notes

If desired, Christmas Pudding may be baked in a 300° F oven. Place a pan of water in oven. Cover pudding and bake 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours.