Although the ingredients vary by family and region, it is usually prepared with apples, candied fruit and raisins.
The english christmas cakeAlso known as “christmas pudding”, is a traditional dessert of UK which is ready to taste in the Christmas time. This is a fruit cake whose recipe varies according to the Region and the familybut is usually prepared with candied fruit, soft bread, eggs, apples and other ingredients. If you want to try to do it in homeso I leave you one simple recipe which will delight the gourmets of the house.
Ingredients
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For him pudding:
- 50 grams. of almonds.
- of them bramley apples (That is Pippin apple).
- 200 gr. of candied fruit (in large pieces).
- three quarters of nutmeg.
- 1kg. of raisins.
- 140 g. of plain flour Ordinary.
- 100gr. of soft bread.
- 100gr. of Brown sugar.
- 3 large eggs.
- 2 tablespoons of Brandy That is Cognacplus a little more to turn it on afterwards.
- 250 gr. of Butterstraight out of the fridge.
For the ginger brandy butter:
- 175gr. of Butter without salt.
- zest of half orange.
- 5 tablespoons of icing sugar.
- 4 tablespoons of Brandy That is Cognac.
- 2 pieces of Ginger chopped.
preparation
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- The first thing to do is to prepare all the ingredients. To do this, we will chop the almonds in big chunks, we will peel Yes we will chop the apples and we will grate three quarters of the nutmeg.
- The first step is to prepare the Butter. With the help of a scraper, we will grate a quarter of the butter just out of the fridge into a bowl. We must repeat this process until all the butter is grated, then we must stir it for 3 or 4 minutes. The mixture is ready when it sinks a little after each shake.
- Then we will mix the almondsthe applesthe candied skinthe nutmegthe raisinsthe plain flourthe breadcrumbsthe Brown sugarThe eggs, the Butter and 2 tablespoons of Brandy That is Cognac in a large bowl.
- Transfer the first mixture to a bowl, approximately 1.2 liter capacityflattening it a bit and covering it with a double layer of aluminum foil and baking paper. To do this properly, grease the outside of the parchment paper and place it on aluminum foil, greased side out. After that we will have to make a fold in the paper, to allow expansion and we will roll up the bowl, finally we will tie it with a string of characters to make it easier for us to remove the pot.
- Boil or steam the pudding for 8 hours, filling the pot with water as needed. Then we’ll have to leave it cool overnight. Once cooled, discard wrapper and re-roll with new parchment paper, foil, and twine. keep in one place cool and dry until Christmas.
- To make the brandy butter, you have to beat the Butter with the Orange zest and the icing sugar. After that, we will gradually add the Brandy or the Cognac and the minced ginger. You have to put it in a small bowl, and put it in the fridge to set. The butter keeps a week in the fridgeor you can freeze even for six weeks.
- The day of Christmaswe will boil or steam the pudding for one o’clock. When it has finished cooking, it must be unwrapped and removed from the mold. For flameheat 3-4 tablespoons of cognac in a small saucepan, pour over the pudding and set on fire.
Finally, although the recipe is ready to be tasted, there are those who prepare it with several months in advance to do it gain in maturity. The recommended ones according to the experts, are at least 3 months. Although care should be taken that it does not dry out by dipping it in brandy or brandy when needed.
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