Light Christmas Pudding

Name: Light Christmas Pudding
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Large stew pot; Steamed pudding basin or an enamel bowl that will fit into the stew pot; Fine cheese cloth; 3 1/2 oz Prunes; 11 oz Sultanas; 7 oz Lexia raisins or equivalent; 3 oz Finely chopped walnuts; Juice of one orange and its zest; 4 oz Almonds, ground; 3 oz Brandy; 2 ea Egg yolks; 1 tsp Allspice or mixed spice like pumpkin pie spice; as needed Butter

November 15, 2007 Dorothy W. - Veg Entertaining

About

Traditional Christmas pudding usually contains suet – the fat from beef or mutton. This Rose Elliot recipe is a tasty vegetarian (lacto ovo) version of the classic holiday treat. Like all Christmas puddings it takes time prepare but is well worth the effort.

Yield: 6 Servings

Special Cooking Equipment

Large stew pot
Steamed pudding basin or an enamel bowl that will fit into the stew pot
Fine cheese cloth

Ingredients

Prunes		3 1/2 oz
Sultanas		11 oz
Lexia raisins or equivalent		7 oz
Finely chopped walnuts		3 oz
Juice of one orange and its zest
Almonds, ground		4 oz
Brandy		3 oz
Egg yolks		2 ea
Allspice or mixed spice like pumpkin pie spice		1 tsp
Butter		as needed

Directions

Two Days Before Cooking:

Soak prunes in two cups of water.

On the Day of Cooking:

Drain prunes and reserve water.
In a food processor, purée pitted prunes, sultanas and 5 oz of the Lexia raisins.
In a large bowl, mix remaining ingredients and puree together. Add 5 oz of the prune water. Mix to a medium soft consistency.
Grease the pudding basin with the butter and spoon in the pudding mixture. Cover with lid if basin comes with a lid (or use cheesecloth). If using an enamel bowl, grease bowl, line with cheese cloth and spoon in pudding mixture. Draw up the edges of the cheese cloth and tie them loosely together with string.
Place the pudding basin on a trivet inside the stew pot. Carefully add enough boiled water so that the water comes two thirds the way up the basin. Be careful not to spill water onto the pudding.
Steam for 3 hours on stovetop.
Remove pudding from stew pot, allow to cool slightly, then loosen edges and turn onto serving plate. Serve warm.

Source

Rose Elliot’s Vegetarian Christmas:
Festive Feasts for All the Family
(The Essential Rose Elliot)

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Above photo of Christmas Pudding by James E. Petts / Wikimedia Commons. Photo is not a picture of the actual final product of this recipe and has been used for graphical enhancement.