22nd November 2023
A classic Christmas pudding recipe
It wouldn’t be Christmas without a Christmas pudding. When you think of Christmas puddings, who doesn’t think of that dark brown igloo-shaped pudding that takes center stage on our Christmas tables, doused in brandy and with a lit match darting towards it… The excitement of the pudding going up in flames brings delight to everyone, young and old alike!
These days it is so easy to pop to the shops and pick up a Christmas pudding for a small fee. But the joy of making your own Christmas pudding stretches further than the compliments that you receive on Christmas day. It starts with the afternoon spent making the pudding itself, with a glass of mulled wine in hand and Christmas songs playing, long before anyone else has even thought of Christmas.
Stir-Up Sunday is coming up
On Stir-Up Sunday, families come together to mix the Christmas pudding. Each member of the family makes a wish whilst taking their turn to stir the mixture.
Traditionally the pudding should be stirred from east to west, in honour of the Magi (Wise Men) who came from the east to visit the baby Jesus.
Stir-Up Sunday is celebrated on the last Sunday before Advent, which is Sunday 26th November this year.
So gather your ingredients and stir up our tried and tested version of the classic Christmas pudding.