Christmas Pudding

Ingredients:

110 g shredded suet 50 g self-raising flour, sifted 110 g white breadcrumbs 1 level teaspoon ground mixed spice (ginger, cinnamon, clove, all spice, nutmeg) pinch ground cinnamon 225 g soft dark brown sugar 110 g sultanas 110 g raisins 275 g currants 25 g mixed candied peel 25 g almonds, chopped 1 apple, grated grated zest 1/2 large orange grated zest 1/2 large lemon 2 tablespoons rum 150 ml dark beer 2 large eggs

Preparation

1 In a large mixing bowl, add suet, breadcrumbs, spices and sugar and mix well. 2 Add in all the dried fruit, mixed peel and nuts followed by the apple and the grated orange and lemon zests. 3 In a jug, measure the rum and beer, then beat in the eggs. 4 Mix the wet ingredients into the dry. 5 Put in a heat proof bowl and cling film very tightly.