Cakes, Desserts and Slices

C

HRISTMAS

P UDDING

Serves: 10 to 12

 

Ingredients:

 

250

g

sultanas

250

g

raisins, chopped

125

g

currants

125

g

dates, chopped

100 g

mixed glacé fruit, chopped

100 g

glacé cherries

60 g

 

mixed peel

Cake Batter:

 

1⁄2 cup

brandy

250

g

butter

250

g

brown sugar

4

 

 

eggs

1

cup

 

flour, sifted

1⁄2 teaspoon

ground ginger

1⁄2 teaspoon

nutmeg

1⁄2 teaspoon

cinnamon

1⁄2 teaspoon

allspice

1

tablespoon

golden syrup

1

tablespoon

almond essence

11⁄2 cups

fresh breadcrumbs

1

cup

 

canned apples

Method:

Place all fruit in large mixing bowl and pour over brandy. The fruit can be soaked overnight for added flavour. Cream butter and sugar in large mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs (one at a time), beating gently after each addition. Add sifted flour, spices, golden syrup, almond essence, breadcrumbs and apples. Mix well.

Add cake mixture to fruits and fold until well combined. Grease a 2.5-litre pudding bowl and line with 2 strips of greaseproof paper to form a cross in the base of the

bowl. Pour mixture into bowl and smooth over top. Cook on P3 for 40 minutes. Shield edges with strips of foil secured with string, and continue to cook on P3 for 30 minutes. Let stand, loosely covered, for 10 minutes before serving.

Christmas Pudding

S TEAMED

JAM P UDDING (S)

Serves: 4

 

Ingredients:

 

2 tablespoons

jam

100 g

butter

2⁄3 cup

caster sugar

2

eggs

3⁄4 cup

self raising flour

1⁄4 cup

milk

Method:

Spoon jam into bottom of 2-litre pyrex dish. Cream butter and sugar in separate bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs (one at a time), beating well after each addition. Fold in flour alternately with milk. Mix until well combined. Pour mixture over jam. Smooth top and cook on P10 for 5 to 6 minutes. Let stand, covered, for 5 minutes before serving.

To cook by Sensor Cook:

Prepare as above. Cover with plastic wrap.

Press Dessert , then Start .

C HOCOLATE

P AˆT É

Makes 24 x 8 cm loaf tin

Ingredients:

 

300 g

dark chocolate

1 can (400 g)

condensed milk

1cup

brazil nuts

1⁄2 cup

hazel nuts

1⁄3 cup

glace cherries

1⁄2 cup

sultanas

Method:

Break chocolate into pieces and place with

condensed milk in a 2-litre dish. Cook on P7 for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring twice during cooking. Fold through nuts and fruits. Line a 24 x 8 cm loaf tin with foil and pour in the mixture. Chill for several hours or until set. Turn out and serve thinly sliced.

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Panasonic NN-T791, NN-S761 ⁄2 cup Brandy 250 Butter Brown sugar Eggs, Flour, sifted, Canned apples, Christmas Pudding, Jam
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