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Christmas pudding with caramel sauce

Christmas Pudding with Caramel Sauce

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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Rest / Chill 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 35 minutes
Servings: 10 servings
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1 cup currants
  • 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 1 cup fresh breadcrumbs
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup butter melted
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 small apple grated
  • 1 tsp orange zest
  • 1 cup prepared caramel sauce

Method
 

  1. Soak dried fruit in orange juice 1 hour. Grease a 1 1/2-quart pudding basin.
  2. Mix breadcrumbs, flour, sugar, baking powder, spices and salt. Stir in fruit and juice, butter, eggs, apple and zest.
  3. Spoon into basin. Cover with a pleated sheet of greased parchment and foil; tie tightly with kitchen string.
  4. Place on a rack in a covered pot. Add boiling water halfway up basin; simmer gently 3 hours, replenishing water.
  5. Check pudding with a skewer; it should emerge clean. Rest 10 minutes; unmold. Warm caramel sauce and spoon over servings.