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Worried about how the christmas pudding has cooked.
I have a family recipe for a 1.2l Christmas pudding. It doesn’t use suet. Uses butter, flour, eggs, breadcrumbs amongst the usual ingredients. I am having an issue with the steaming. My aunt said to steam for 4 hours which I did although I did forget about it and didn’t top water up after 2 hours steaming (I remembered before this). When I checked it, it wasn’t remotely cooked. So I put it back on for 90 mins. The outside seems to be cooked from what I can tell, but the centre of the pudding still seems underdone. So I will put it on again for a little bit longer.
Boosting the Brandy!
I am making Delia's Christmas fruit mincemeat, which states 6 tbsps of brandy. Can I add more alcohol, say up to 1 cup? Other recipes I've looked at say 200ml.
Adding chicken livers to lasagne
Hi
Delia makes an amazing lasagna dish with the inclusion of chicken liver. Do you have this recipe available online? Fatbob and family are really eager try
Thank you!
Hi Lindsey
This is just to thank you very much for your speedy response to my question about up-scaling the classic Christmas cake to a 9” tin - it’s really really helpful. If I remember, I’ll let you know how it turns out and the response from the ‘hungry beaks’!!
Many thanks again
Sue
Baking two Christmas Cakes at the same time
Hi Lindsey,
I shall be making my Christmas cakes shortly, if I'm cooking 2 at the same time, do I need to alter temperature or length of cooking time?
Many thanks.
Jen
Have I steamed my pudding for too long?
Hallo there
I wonder if you can help me? I have made your Xmas pudding this year, but I’ve made one pudding half the size of the recipe you give.
I’ve been steaming it all day ready to pack away for Xmas day, for the same amount of time you give for a full size one, but now it’s near the end I’m worried I should’ve steamed it for less time. I’m also worried because I put the foil on first underneath the parchment.
Will all this mean I’ve ruined it? Do I need to make a new one? I have severe Generalised Anxiety Disorder so I’m worried I’ve done it all wrong.