Ingredients
3 oz plain flour, sifted
2 tsp ground mixed spice
1/2 tsp salt
4 oz fresh white breadcrumbs
3 oz light brown sugar
6 oz sultannas
6 oz currants
6 oz raisins
1 oz mixed peel
4 oz shredded suet
1 finely grated rind and juice
1 of 1 lemon & 1 orange
2 medium eggs, beaten
5 fl stout
2 tbsp orange liqueur or extra
1 orange juice
Directions
Place all the ingredients in a bowl and mix thoroughly. Spoon the
mixture into a greased 2 pint pudding basin. Cover with two rounds of
pleated greaseproof paper and tie securely with string. Cover with
pleated foil. Place the pudding on an upturned saucer in a large pan.
Pour enough boiling water into the pan to come halfway up the basin.
Cover and steam for 5 hours topping up with water when needed. Cool
and re-cover with greaseproof paper. Store in a cool dry place. To
serve, steam as before for 3 hours, then turn out onto a warmed
serving plate and flame with brandy if liked.
Servings: 8 servings
Citrus Christmas Pudding Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Christmas; Dessert; Fruit; Holiday
The History of Recipes
It is possible to track the history of `recipes` far back into antiquity, certainly as far back as ancient Egypt, and potentially, even further back. Interesting though that is, sadly, these early records were just very basic hieroglyphic recipes for meal preparation.
In fact, the oldest recipe discovered, according to experts in ancient history are a few clay tablets in Sumerian which show the preparation of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as having made those who drank it feel exhilarated. Later, we find two interesting books which date from the fourteenth century ; a book published under the title `Forme of Cury`, and another named `Curye on Inglish`. Despite their titles, these are nothing to do with the spicy food that is served today, but rather accounts of the types of meals cooked for the rich and powerful of the period. For the decades that followed, the powerful and wealthy houses competed with each other to serve the most exotic meals, and consequentially the best chefs and their recipe collections increased in prestige. However, it wasn`t until the 1800s the formal cooking and cookery books became really popular. The Famous Mrs Beeton in the UK, and the equally well-known Fannie Farmer in the US, dedicated years of their lives to assembling, trying out, and publishing recipes for their fellow cooks to enjoy. The arrival of television gave us cooking programs and the recipe books that accompanied them. Which brings us neatly up to date and the invention of the internet, permitting everyone to search through massive numbers of recipes just like those on sites such as the one you are reading now. |
We hope you enjoy this Citrus Christmas Pudding recipe.
