By James Petts from London, England (Christmas pudding) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Very Easy Pudding
This makes a small pudding and can be made up to a week before Christmas.
Ingredients
350g good quality mincemeat
2 tablespoons rum or brandy
60g bread crumbs
60g self raising flour
1 level tsp mixed spice
1 tbsp milk
1 tbsp black treacle
Method
1.Put the mincemeat in a bowl and drizzle with the rum or brandy. Leave for 30 minutes before preparing the rest of the pudding.
2.Butter a 500g pudding basin.
3.Sieve the flour into a bowl with the spice and add the breadcrumbs, stir well.
4.Add the mincemeat, milk and treacle and mix together.
5.Spoon into the basin and cover as for the previous pudding.
6.Steam for 3 hours.
7.Allow to cool and store in an airtight container.
To reheat the puddings, steam for about 1 ½ -3 hours depending on size or for 7- 10 minutes in the microwave. Pressure cookers can also be used to reheat them, but check on the manufacturer’s handbook for timings.
Serve your favourite sauce or butter