Name: Ginger pudding recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 7 h
Total time: 7 h 30 min
Yield: Serves: 16
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500g mixed dried fruit; 250g dates, chopped; 60g dried sour cherries; finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon; 1 eating apple, grated; 100g carrots, grated; 2tbsp maple syrup; 2tbsp black treacle; 125ml ginger wine; 125ml brandy; 125g self-raising flour; 2tsp ground ginger; 1tsp each ground mixed spice and ground cinnamon; 125g ground almonds; 200g packet vegetable suet; 175g breadcrumbs; 125g dark muscovado sugar; 4 eggs; 10 pieces of stem ginger, drained from syrup; 2tbsp brandy

By GoodtoKnow

published 1 December 2017

in Recipes

Our ginger pudding is a take on a classic Christmas pudding that has a kick of ginger as well as a good dose of brandy. Our version uses vegetable suet instead of regular suet, which makes it suitable for vegetarians. This ginger pudding recipe makes 2 puddings, each serving 8.

Ingredients

500g mixed dried fruit
250g dates, chopped
60g dried sour cherries
finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
1 eating apple, grated
100g carrots, grated
2tbsp maple syrup
2tbsp black treacle
125ml ginger wine
125ml brandy
125g self-raising flour
2tsp ground ginger
1tsp each ground mixed spice and ground cinnamon
125g ground almonds
200g packet vegetable suet
175g breadcrumbs
125g dark muscovado sugar
4 eggs
10 pieces of stem ginger, drained from syrup
2tbsp brandy

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2 x 1ltr pudding basins, greased and base-lined

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Method

Put the first 8 ingredients in a large bowl, pour in the ginger wine and brandy and stir to combine.
Sieve the flour into a bowl with the spices. Add the ground almonds, suet, breadcrumbs and muscovado sugar.
Stir the eggs into the fruit mixture, then mix in the dry ingredients.
Arrange 4 sliced pieces of stem ginger in the base of each pudding basin. Divide the pudding mixture between the 2 basins.
Cover the bowl with a double thickness of baking parchment with a pleat in it and foil and tie string around the rim to secure. Bring water to the boil in the base of a steamer and then place the pudding over it. Cover the steamer and steam the pudding for 5 hours, topping up with water regularly to make sure that the water doesn’t boil dry. Alternatively, cook on an upturned saucer in a large pan with a lid, surrounded by boiling water.
Remove the pudding from the steamer and leave it to cool. Overwrap the pudding with fresh foil and store it in the fridge for up to 3 months.
On Christmas Day, steam the ginger pudding for 2 hours. Upturn and top with some halved stem ginger. Drizzle with ginger syrup and sprinkle with edible gold glitter.
Warm the brandy in a ladle over a gas flame, then pour over the pudding and light with a long taper, to serve flaming.

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