{"id":835,"slug":"christmas-pudding-ii","title":"Christmas Pudding II","description":"Christmas pudding is a dessert served typically around the Christmas festive period and on Christmas day in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries such as Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Canada. Outside of this festive period, it is known as a plum pudding which can have further recipe variations as well.","ingredients_raw":["½ lb (225 g) raisins","¾ lb (340 g) currants","½ lb (225 g) sultanas","½ lb (225 g) white granulated sugar (or less)","¾ lb (340 g) shredded suet (can be vegetarian; see note below)","½ lb (225 g) breadcrumbs","¼ lb (110 g) crystallised peel","2 tsp cinnamon","2 oz (55 g) almonds, chopped but not too small","⅓ cup (about 60 g) flour","⅓ pint (about 190 ml) milk","3 large eggs, beaten","Brandy","Juice and rind of 1 lemon","⅓ nutmeg pod, grated"],"ingredients_norm":["raisin","currant","sultana","white granulated sugar","suet","breadcrumb","crystallised peel","cinnamon","almond","flour","milk","egg","brandy","juice and rind of lemon","nutmeg pod"],"steps":["Mix all ingredients together, stirring well to combine.","Divide batter between 2 pudding basins. Cover with cloths or buttered greaseproof paper, tied tightly in place with string.","Steam for 7 hours, then cool and keep until Christmas Day.","To prepare for serving, steam for 2 hours. Times can be reduced by using a pressure cooker."],"categories":["Recipes for dessert","Recipes for sponge pudding","Recipes for cake","Recipes using almond","Recipes using egg","Recipes using brandy","Recipes using white sugar","Recipes using bread crumb","Recipes using ground cinnamon","Recipes using lemon juice","Recipes using wheat flour","Recipes using lemon zest","Recipes using milk"],"prep_time_minutes":30,"cook_time_minutes":420,"total_time_minutes":570,"servings":"8–12","yield_text":"2 ea. 1-pint puddings","difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Christmas_Pudding_II","source_ref":"4587462","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Christmas_Pudding_II&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"bed057a7bcf677e438c8ff91dc4b9519515bd896db62d8779483f84eeb91f29a","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:42:59Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:42:59Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/christmas-pudding-ii"}