Essential Christmas Pudding
You will need:- Melted butter, for greasing
- 375g dried mixed fruit
- 75g glace cherries, quartered
- 75g dried figs, chopped
- 75g dried pears, chopped
- 75g dried cranberries
- 75g pitted dried dates, chopped
- 2 tablespoons finely grated orange rind
- 1 drop of doTERRA Cassia essential oil
- 1 drop of doTERRA Cinnamon Bark essential oil
- 1 drop of doTERRA Clove Bud essential oil
- 3 drops of doTERRA Wild Orange essential oil
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1 cup plain flour
- 1 cup self-raising flour
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 250g organic unsalted butter, melted, cooled
- 1 cup firmly packed coconut sugar (or preferred sweetener like honey, brown rice syrup, maple syrup)
- 3 free-range eggs, lightly whisked
- Full Cream / Custard and/or ice-cream to serve
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Grease with melted butter an 8 cup (2 litre) pudding basin. Line the base with rounds of baking paper.
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Add the dried fruit, cherries, figs, pears, cranberries, dates, orange rind and juice in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring, for 10 minutes, or until fruits soften. Remove from heat and set aside for 30 minutes to cool. Add the essential oils and stir to combine.
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Sift combined flours, bicarbonate of soda, and nutmeg into a large bowl. Add fruit mixture, butter, preferred sugar and eggs and stir until well combined. Gently spoon mixture into prepared pudding steamer, smooth top, and secure the lid.
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Place pudding basin into a large saucepan. Pour in enough boiling water to combine halfway up the side of the pan. Place over medium heat and bring to the boil. Cook, covered, topping up with extra boiling water if necessary, for 5 hours 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the pudding comes out clean.
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Remove steamer from saucepan, and set aside for 10 minutes. Place onto a serving plate. Serve immediately with cream, custard, and/or ice-cream.
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