Steamed Christmas Pudding

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Steamed Christmas Pudding

Course Dessert

Prep Time 1.5 Hours
Cook Time 4 Hours

Servings
Servings


Ingredients

Course Dessert

Prep Time 1.5 Hours
Cook Time 4 Hours

Servings
Servings


Ingredients


Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, mix together chopped dried fruits, citrus peel, orange zest and juice, milk and brandy/whiskey and set aside. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and a pinch of salt. Melt the butter in the microwave or on the stove and let cool slightly. Pour butter over the dried fruit mixture and add the breadcrumbs, eggs, brown sugar and the flour mixture, mix to combine.

  2. Grease the inside of your Tuffsteel 2lt Pudding Steamer and pour in the mixture. Place the lid onto the pudding steamer, align the circles and turn to lock. Place filled pudding steamer into a large stockpot and fill the stockpot halfway with boiling water (ensure that water level does not reach opening of pudding steamer). Place a lid onto the stockpot and simmer on low for 4 hours or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the pudding comes out clean.

  3. Once cooked, lift the pudding steamer out of the stockpot by the handle located on the lid (wear oven mitts to protect your hands). To serve, unfasten the lid of your pudding steamer and carefully turn the pudding out onto a serving plate. Top pudding with custard, icing sugar, brandy butter or ice cream.


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Zesty Mince Pies with Cranberry & Thyme

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Zesty Mince Pies with Cranberry & Thyme
Course Dessert
Prep Time 30 Minutes
Cook Time 1 Hour
Passive Time 45 Minutes
Servings
Pies
Course Dessert
Prep Time 30 Minutes
Cook Time 1 Hour
Passive Time 45 Minutes
Servings
Pies
Instructions
  1. Peel the apples and oranges and dice into 1cm cubes.
  2. Combine apples and oranges into a saucepan with orange juice and zest, dried cranberries, honey, cinnamon and thyme. Heat the pan gently for 25 minutes until the fruit is soft. Once it’s ready, set aside and let cool.
  3. In a bowl, sift the flour and salt together. Add the butter and rub into the flour until it forms a bread crumb texture.
  4. Combine the sugar, grated zest and orange juice and mix until the dough comes together. Fold the dough into a ball and cover with cling wrap. Store the dough in the fridge for 30 minutes.
  5. Preheat fan forced oven at 180C°.
  6. Roll out the dough to about 2mm in thickness and with a round cookie cutter, cut the bases out of the mixture and place them in an oiled muffin tin, gently pressing the bottoms down. Add a tbsp of fruit mince in each casing.
  7. Cut out the tops of the mince pies – the dough can be a little thinner for this, and you can be creative with shapes and patterns. Place on top of the fillings.
  8. Bake pies for 30-35 minutes or until the pastry has browned beautifully.
  9. Let mince pies cool in the muffin pan for at least 15 minutes before removing. Dust with icing sugar and serve!
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Ginger Spiced Cookie Sandwich with Lemon Cream Cheese

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Ginger Spiced Cookie Sandwich with Lemon Cream Cheese
Course Christmas, Dessert
Prep Time 30 Minutes
Cook Time 15 Minutes
Passive Time 1 Hour
Servings
Cookies
Ingredients
Cookies
Filling
Course Christmas, Dessert
Prep Time 30 Minutes
Cook Time 15 Minutes
Passive Time 1 Hour
Servings
Cookies
Ingredients
Cookies
Filling
Instructions
  1. In a bowl mix flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, allspice and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together butter, sugar and egg, then slowly stir in molasses. Gradually add in the dry mixture, stirring until incorporated.
  2. Chill the cookie dough for at least 30 minutes, or up to 2 hours, this will help the cookies maintain their shape while being baked.
  3. Preheat fan forced oven at 160C°, and line a baking tray with baking paper.
  4. Make rounded scoops with the batter and place on the baking tray overlaid with non-stick baking paper. Bake for 12-15 minutes. Let the cookies rest of the pan for least 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
  5. To make the filling combine butter and cream cheese in a large bowl and beat it on medium-high speed with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Change the mixer to low speed and gently add the icing sugar, keep whipping the mixture until all the sugar has dissolved and incorporated. Add sea salt, lemon juice and lemon zest.
  6. To assemble the sandwiches, divide the filling among half the cookies, spreading out to the edges, then lightly sprinkle with some more lemon zest. Serve with a cold glass of milk!
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