Points to remember

  • Take a large sheet of aluminium foil and a piece of buttered greaseproof paper about the same size. Make a pleat by folding a crease in the centre of both the paper and the foil.
  • Turn the buttered sheet over so the foil's on top and press it around the bowl with the fold on top. Tie the foil tightly around the bowl using a long piece of string.
  • Trim away excess foil and greaseproof paper. Leave about two inches or 10 cm of foil and paper around the sides of the bowl.
  • Tuck the paper in and fold the foil around it to totally encase the paper and give the pudding a water-tight seal.
  • Make a handle for bowl by threading a double length of string through the string already tied around the pudding. Pull it through to the other side and secure. The pudding is now ready to go into the pan.
  • Place the pudding into the steamer set over a saucepan of simmering water, or use a large saucepan with a saucer in the bottom.
  • Steam for several hours, or as recipe indicates. Top up water when necessary.
  • When the pudding is steamed, cut the string around the bowl. Gently ease away the paper and foil.
  • Before storing the pudding ready for re-steaming, recover with a fresh sheet of foil and paper as before. Tie a handle around it for ease of removing.
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TIPS

STEAMING A PUDDING

The water needs to be halfway up the side of the bowl when it is in the saucepan for steaming, otherwise, it will not cook through properly.

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seb.k.b.u10286

But why shouldn't put that these information how long you're supposed to steam the pudding? Kilo two hours for two kilos five hours anything that will be more useful than this clip

seb.k.b.u10286

Even better than the foil is one of stainless steel flan tin would lid perfect to stealing even making that putting itself and all under £12 or £15. Just search for "flan tin with lid" good not post the links will be too long for the comment box 🤔🤓😅

Jaylm

question

In previous years I’ve always cooked my Christmas pudding in a saucepan but the site suggests I could use a steamer (I have a double layer one) which would enable me to cook 2 puddings on one gas ring. Saving money. However, the pudding will not be sat in the water, and the tips say the water must…

sarah.r.steele63571

question

If my pudding bowl has a fitted clamp-type lid and handle, should I not use that and do this instead?

steve.fordhamEY67lVVu

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Small tip, 2 inches is 5cm..!! 😉

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