Island Life Magazine Ltd December 2009/January 2010 | Page 94

life FOOD & DRINK with Alan Staley Christmas Pudding Our Christmas puddings are made in January and kept in the fridge to mature for the year. They can be kept anything up to three years!This recipe will fill 2 x 800ml pudding basins, but smaller individual ones can also be made and require less cooking time. The Pudding 300g raisins 94 Alan Staley The Royal Hotel Ventnor 200g sultanas 200g currants 100g chopped almonds 200g suet Zest and juice of 1 orange and lemon 1 grated apple 1 grated carrot 150g breadcrumbs 150g flour 200g demerera sugar 3 eggs Pinch of salt