Xmas Pud, steamed in TMX basket

Christmas Pudding with carrots - achookwoman « on: December 01, 2009, 01:05:58 PM » Xmas Pud  Makes 25 plus serves. Ingredients: 500g. raisins 500g sultanas 125g dates 125g currents 185g peel 125g cherries 125g slivered almonds 500g fresh bread crumb 1/2 cup or more of brandy 500g light brown sugar 500g butter 10 eggs 4 grated carrots 1 1/2 teasp. spice 3 Tablesp. golden syrup 1 1/2 teasp. sea salt 125g plain flour Method: Soak fruit in brandy over night. cream butter and sug. in T.M bowl,after zapping the sugar and adding room temperature butter. Add eggs one at a time, and beat to incorporate. Tip soaked fruit into a VERY LARGE bowl, then mix every thing else in by hand. This can be separated into several small bowls or at least 2 bowls. Boil for 5 hours in well sealed basins. notes Peel and cut carrots into chunks, "grate" in T.M. until fairly small , but not mash. Fruit can soak for as long as you like, but more than 12 hours. I line the basins with oven bags. When the puddings are cooked and cool, I remove them from the basins they were cooked in, still enclosed in oven bags and then vacuum seal them. I keep them in the frige. The puddings need to be reheated on Xmas Day. If large ,for 1 1/2 hours. If small for 3/4 hour or if they are the size that will serve 4 , then 4 mins. in the microwave will do. The puds that are vacuum sealed can be simmered for up to an hour. Sounds like a lot of fiddle but I usually make them over a couple of days in winter when it is too cold here to go out side. I also do the 5 hour boil on the combustion heater. This pud has a loose texture and lovely flavour.  TO STEAM XMAS PUDS IN TMX BASKET Line TMX basket with an oven bag. Push 1.1 kilo of mixture into bag. Leave a little room for expansion, tie with string. trim off most of excess bag. Place 1 litre of water in bowl. Set TMX, 70minutes/98  or 100 degrees/speed 3 place a heavy bowl over hole to keep steam in as cup won't fit with pud inside . to reheat, either place in basket and re heat for 30 minutes or reheat in microwave 10/12 minutes.