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Chocolate and Date Christmas Pudding

Gluten Free recipe

Chocolate, dates, cherries and a dash of whiskey are all added to this impressive twist on a Christmas classic.

	280 minutes		240 minutes
Preparation Time		Cooking Time

	-		4-6
Oven Temp		Servings / Makes

You will need

Glutafin Select Multipurpose White Mix

Ingredients

60g/2oz Glutafin Select Gluten Free Multipurpose White mix
50g/2oz Dates
50g/2oz Sultanas, currants and raisins
50g/2oz Glazed chopped cherries
1 Grated pear
2 x 15ml tbsp Treacle
4 x 15ml tbsp Irish whiskey
30g/1oz Soft brown sugar
90g/3oz Chopped dark chocolate
20g/1oz Cocoa powder
1 Egg

Method

1. Mix the dried fruit (dates, sultanas, currants, raisins, grated pear and cherries) with the treacle and whiskey together and leave overnight or for at least 4 hours.

2. Mix all the remaining dry ingredients together.

3. Add the egg to the fruit mixture and mix well.

4. Add the dry ingredients and mix well but do not over mix.

5. Place in a pudding basin 17cm diameter and 9cm deep and cover with greaseproof paper.

6. Put a circle of greaseproof paper and foil over the top and tie securely with string (see pudding recipe video for explanation).

7. Make a string handle from one side of the basin to the other so it is easier to pick the basin out of the pan after cooking.

8. Put the basin in a large steamer of boiling water and cover with a lid and boil for 4-5 hours, topping the boiling water up from time to time, if necessary. If you do not have a steamer, put the basin in a large pan on top of a heatproof saucer.

If you do not have a steamer, place a heatproof saucer upside down in a large, deep saucepan or pot. Place the pudding on top of the plate. Fill the pan with water until it reaches approximately the middle of the pudding basin, topping up with boiling water from time to time, if necessary