apple and carrot christmas pudding

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 4 carrots, peeled and grated
• 2 apples - peeled, cored, and grated
• 1 cup raisins (optional)
• 1 cup fine bread crumbs
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 2/3 cup butter
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 4 eggs

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 50 mins

Ready Time: 3 hrs 20 mins


• combine the carrots, apples, raisins, and bread crumbs in a bowl. sift together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and allspice in a separate small bowl. cream together the butter, sugar, and eggs in a separate large bowl; stir in the flour mixture. add the carrot mixture and mix well. transfer mixture to a lightly-greased, 2-quart mold.
• place a steamer rack in the bottom of a large, deep pot. set the filled mold on top of the steamer rack. pour enough water into the bottom of the pot to cover the bottom 2/3 of the mold. bring to a boil over medium heat. reduce heat to low; cover. simmer for 2 hours 45 minutes, adding water occasionally to maintain the water level. remove from water and allow to cool 10 minutes before turning out of mold a plate.