Plum Pudding
Serves 12 serves
Ingredients
- 2 cups self raising flour
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 1kg packet dried mixed fruit
- 1 tablespoon bicarbonate of soda
Instructions
- Mix the flour, sugar and fruit in a large bowl.
- In a separate bowl, mix 2 cups of boiling water with the baking soda.
- Add the flour and fruit mixture and stir or fold well.
- Cover and leave overnight. Mix well the next morning.
- Dampen a clean tea towel or pudding bag and sprinkle it lightly with flour.
- Turn the pudding out of the bowl onto the towel and gather the towel together to form the pudding into a ball. Tie very securely with kitchen twine.
- Place the wrapped pudding in a large saucepan and fill with water until just covered.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 3 hours, making sure the pudding is always well covered with water.
- Cool slightly before carefully peeling off the towel so as not to disrupt the delicious, thick skin that forms.
- Slice into wedges to serve.
Recipe Notes
Optional: Serve with a drizzle of cream or scoop of ice cream or as my family does with creamy custard.
Traditionally every family member took turns at stirring the 13 ingredients (representing Christ and his 12 Apostles) that made a Plum Pudding. Both my Nana and Mum have been making these for years, theirs however have been greatly simplified and the family tradition now lies in the eating.
