MAKE YOUR CHRISTMAS PUDDING ON STIR UP SUNDAY

CHRISTMAS PUDDING ON STIR UP SUNDAY

Stir Up Sunday is also known as Christmas Pudding Sunday. Stir Up Sunday falls on the last Sunday before Advent. Christmas Puddings were traditionally always made on Stir-up Sunday giving it time to mature during the 4 weeks of Advent. The Christmas Pudding is traditionally made with 13 ingredients representing Jesus Christ and his 12 Disciples. The Christmas pudding is stirred from East to West in honour of the 3 wise men who came from the east to visit the Savoiur child. Every member of the family gives the pudding a stir and makes a wish. A coin, a ring or a thimble are sometime added to the pudding mixture. The coin and thimble  supposedledly brings luck and wealth to the person who gets it in his / her piece of the pudding on Christmas day, and the finger ring would foretell a wedding to the person who gets it.

So get your ingredients ready and everyone join in to stir up the Christmas Pudding on Stir Up Sunday which falls on the 20th of November 2016. An easy recipe is given below

SPECIAL CHRISTMAS PLUM PUDDING

Serves 6 Preparation time 1 hour

Ingredients

200 grams fresh bread crumbs                     

200 grams butter

2 teaspoons instant coffee (Nescafe or Bru) 

2 teaspoons golden or date syrup

½ teaspoon baking powder                            

2 eggs beaten well

½ cup rum                                                      

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg                           

100 grams raisins

100 grams chopped sultanas                         

100 grams mixed peel

½ teaspoon salt                                              

100 grams sugar

Cream the butter and sugar together then add the eggs and mix well.

Gradually add all the other ingredients and mix well.

Grease a Pudding Mould or any suitable bowl with butter and pour the pudding mixture into it.

 Steam the pudding for about 1 hour on low heat till it is firm to touch

Note:  This pudding can be made in advance and refrigerated till required. Steam for 10 minute or microwave for 3 minutes before serving.

For a more exotic taste, when still warm make a few small holes all over the pudding and pour about 6 tablespoons of rum over it.