Christmas pudding - suet or not?

lovelymama

Ok so I'm a bit bored of my suet free Christmas pud recipe. It's a bit dry. Does anyone have a suet free (non-film on the roof of your mouth) recipe please. Mum or gran recipes gratefully accepted. OR just advice on thumbs up for suet or not

huskerdu

Christmas pudding recipe from the Farmers Journal 1969,
My MIL has used it every year since, and I have used it the last few years.

It's a relatively light coloured, moist and crumbly pudding which is yummy.

Sorry about the lb/oz - it is from 1969
This amount makes 3 small puddings.

1/2 lb butter
1/2 lib brown sugar
1/2 bottle stout - I assume they mean a 1/2 pint bottle
1/2 lb breadcrumbs
2 oz flour
6 oz sultanas
6 oz raisins
2 oz currants
4 oz peeled chopped apple
2 oz chopped candied peel ( I dont bother with this, not a fan)
2 oz glace cherries
3 eggs
rind and juice of one small orange
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp mixed spice
1/2 glass whisky

Cream the butter and sugar. Add the flour, crumbs and beaten eggs and mix

Mix in all the rest of the dry ingredients and then add the stour, whisky and OJ.

Steam for 4-5 hrs if in one pint bowls, or 6 hrs if in larger bowls.

Stock til Christmas.
Steam for 90 minutes on the day.

lovelymama

Thanks huskerdu. When you say 3 puds - do you use a 1 pint or 2 pint bowl or even smaller? I appreciate your help.

huskerdu

lovelymama wrote: »

Thanks huskerdu. When you say 3 puds - do you use a 1 pint or 2 pint bowl or even smaller? I appreciate your help.

3 * 1 pint bowls.

lovelymama

Ok thanks - will let you know how I get on ;0)