Mollenhagen Plum Pudding

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 cups self-rising flour, sifted
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon mixed spice
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 375 g sultanas
• 375 g raisins
• glace cherries, as wanted
• 6 strong black tea bags
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 150 butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

Recipe

• 1 boil cloth in saucepan. take it out and wring out. dust inside the cloth with flour.
• 2 into a bowl, place the first 9 ingredients. set aside.
• 3 in a medium saucepan, melt butter and add 1 1/2 cups of brewed tea and vanilla. add bicarb to mix whilst holding saucepan over dry ingredients.
• 4 (bicarb will foam) add a small amount of salt for flavour balance.
• 5 consistency of cake batter.
• 6 place cloth in a bowl for mix to be pored into. allow enough room at the top of the pudding for some expansion.
• 7 using really large pot, bring water to the boil.
• 8 tie pudding up with a string, tight.
• 9 place in boiling water about half full pre pudding, water should cover majority of pudding whilst cooking.may need topping up. water should be at a soft boil.