Heap Family Light Christmas Pudding

Total Time: 7 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 7 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 orange rind
• 1 lemon rind
• 1 carrot, grated
• 4 ounces glace cherries
• 12 ounces mixed dried fruit
• 50 ml grand marnier
• 150 ml brandy
• 175 g vegetable suet
• 1/4 lb self raising flour
• 5 ounces muscovado sugar
• 1 teaspoon mixed spice (mixed)
• 175 g breadcrumbs
• 2 eggs, beaten

Recipe

• 1 grease and line a glass 2pt basin or use a plastic basin with a ready made lid.
• 2 soak the orange and lemon rind, grated carrot, cherries and fruit in the spirits for at least an hour, but preferably overnight.
• 3 mix together the suet, flour, sugar, mixed spice and breadcrumbs.
• 4 add this to the fruit mix, and beat in 2 eggs.
• 5 transfer this to the basin, leaving an inch at the top.
• 6 cover the top of the basin with baking parchment and use the plastic lid or a double layer of foil.
• 7 steam over a low heat (watching carefully so that it doesn't run out of water!) or in a slow cooker for 7 hours. alternatively cook for 5 hours when you make it, and then for a further 2 on christmas day to warm up.