Friday, September 16, 2011

Delicious Alchemy guide to the perfect Christmas pudding.wmv

The Delicious Alchemy Guide to the Perfect, Gluten Free, Christmas Pudding This is a superb Delia Smith recipe from her Complete Cookery Course. It's easy to make although the pudding takes quite a long time to steam. If you are looking for a quick Christmas recipe, try the other Delia recipe we have featured on our site -- her 10 Minute, No Bake, Mini Christmas Cakes. Makes 1 pudding in a 1lt/2pt bowl or 2 in a 570ml/1pt bowl. Ingredients: GF = Gluten Free *Check these ingredients are gluten free on the label 113g/4oz GF shredded suet 55g/2oz sifted GF flour ¼ tsp baking powder* 113g/4oz stale, GF breadcrumbs ½ level tsp Xanthan Gum Heaped ½ tsp ground mixed spice* ¼ tsp grated nutmeg* Heaped ½ tsp ground cinnamon* 225g/½lb soft brown sugar 113g/4oz sultanas 113g/4oz raisins 288g/½ lb currants 25g/1oz mixed peel* 25g/1oz chopped, blanched almonds ½ cooking apple, peeled, cored & finely chopped Grated rind of ½ orange & ½ lemon 2 eggs -- broken up 2 tbsp rum 75ml/ 2½ fl oz white wine 75 ml/2½ fl oz GF beer Method: 1. Thoroughly mix suet, flour, baking powder, xanthan gum, breadcrumbs, spices and sugar in bowl. Break down any sugar clumps. 2. One by one, thoroughly mix in each of the dried fruits, peels, apple and nuts. 3. In a separate bowl and mix in the eggs, rum, wine and some of the beer. 4. Empty all this over the dry ingredients and then stir very hard indeed. You must mix the ingredients very well at this stage. 5. Make sure mixture is of good dropping consistency ...

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