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Recipe - Jamie Oliver Christmas Pudding

My Nan's Christmas Pudding

“This light, fruity Christmas pudding recipe makes buying one from the shops a thing of the past.”

Serves 8         Cooks In 3 hours 15 minutes          Difficulty Super Easy

Jamie's Christmas pudding recipe with mixed dried fruit, nuts and Vin Santo won't let you down; it's lighter and more delicious than those heavy old puds!

Ingredients

• unsalted butter , for greasing
• 500 g mixed dried fruit , such as cranberries, cherries, apricots, sultanas, raisins
• 100 g dates
• 3 tablespoons crystallised ginger
• 1 orange
• 125 g suet
• 125 g plain flour
• 125 g caster sugar
• 150 g fresh breadcrumbs
• 2 tablespoons Vin Santo or brandy
• 1 handful of chopped nuts , such as pecans, Brazils, hazelnuts
• 1 large free-range egg
• 150 ml milk
• golden syrup , to serve

Method

• Grease a 1.5 litre pudding bowl.
• Destone and chop the dates, and roughly chop the ginger, then place in a large bowl.
• Finely grate in the orange zest, then mix all the remaining ingredients together, except for the golden syrup.
• Transfer the mixture to the greased bowl and cover with a double layer of tin foil. Tie a piece of string around the side of the bowl.
• Place the bowl in a large saucepan, and pour in enough water to come halfway up the sides of the bowl.
• Bring to the boil, place a tight-fitting lid on the pan, and simmer for 3 hours – don’t forget to check the water regularly, making sure that it never boils dry, because if it does, it will burn and the bowl will crack.
• When the time's up, remove the foil, turn out on to a plate, drizzle with golden syrup and decorate it as you like. You can also light it with brandy if you want to be really fancy.

Source  :  https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/fruit-recipes/my-nan-s-christmas-pud-with-vin-santo/

Variations:

Click on the image below to view a Jamie Oliver video on making another version of his Christmas Pudding

And now for a Gordon Ramsay version please click on the image below

And see Gordon’s recipe here

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