Christmas Preparations: Homemade GAPS Christmas Pudding

Better late than never! I searched high and low for a tried and tested GAPS-friendly Christmas Pudding recipe but in the end I just took the risk and dived right in on Christmas Eve. I was more than a little relieved on Christmas Day when I turned it out and it actually looked and tasted like Christmas Pudding! lol

 

Ingredients:

2 cups of sultanas

2 cups of raisins

2 cups of currants

1 cup of prunes

1 1/2 cups of beef suet

1/2 cup walnuts (finely chopped)

1/2 cup almonds (finely chopped)

1 cup candied mixed peel

Juice of a lemon

1 1/2 cups of almond flour

2 eggs (beaten)

1/2 cup whisky

A large pinch of ground nutmeg

A large pinch of ground cloves

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/4 ground allspice

1/4 ground ginger

 

Method:

Soak  one cup each of raisins, sultanas and currants in whisky.

Place another cup each of raisins, sultanas and currants in the food processor and mince well until they form a paste.

Put the paste in a large bowl and mix  with the soaked raisins, sultanas and currants.

Chop the prunes coarsely and add them to the bowl. 

Add all the other ingredients and mix well.

Grease 2 medium pudding basins and pour in the mixture.

Cover with  greaseproof paper and steam for 1 hour.

To serve, turn out carefully onto a plate.

We made cashew whip cream (soaked cashew nuts, dates and honey well whipped in a food processor) to accompany the pudding.

 

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