Christmas Pudding help please

shopndrop

I have just mixed my christmas puddings (never made them before) and it says to steam them for 5 hours in a pan. I wanted to cook them today but as I am having guests for lunch, I really need my hob space so wondered if I can use my electric steamer that I normally use for veg or will this spoil the results. Alternatively, can I use my slow cooker to cook them?

kittycat07

I always use our electric steamer to cook our puds. I presume you're cooking it in a covered basin? Ours always come out fine cooked like this.

shopndrop

Thank you so much kittycat07, I am doing individual ones, although the recipe gives timing for 2lb puddings. Any idea how long individual ones would take in a steamer?

shopndrop

Can anyone help with timings for individual size puddings please.

Bronnie

In Delia's recipe, she steams individual 6oz puds for 3 hours and reheats for an hour, although her original cooking time for the large pud is longer than yours. (at the end of the recipe)

http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/type-of-dish/sweet/traditional-christmas-pudding.html

mambury

can't help with timing for little ones, but defo the slow cooker! I put an upturned plate on the bottom of my slow cooker and put the pudding on top of that!

HTH

Mambury

Rummer

Oh can I ask a quick question? I want to make a xmas cake but not use alcohol, if I am using fruit juice to keep it moist can I still make it now and feed it over the next few weeks or am I better to make it closer to the time?

phizzimum

mambury wrote: »

can't help with timing for little ones, but defo the slow cooker! I put an upturned plate on the bottom of my slow cooker and put the pudding on top of that!

HTH

Mambury

can you cook a sponge pudding in the slow cooker too? I haven't tried making a sponge pudding for years - used the microwave before but we don't have one now.

mambury

phizzimum wrote: »

can you cook a sponge pudding in the slow cooker too? I haven't tried making a sponge pudding for years - used the microwave before but we don't have one now.

personally never tried...... might have to experiment!

shopndrop

Bronnie wrote: »

In Delia's recipe, she steams individual 6oz puds for 3 hours and reheats for an hour, although her original cooking time for the large pud is longer than yours. (at the end of the recipe)

http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/type-of-dish/sweet/traditional-christmas-pudding.html

Steamed them for 3 hours and they look fine, thanks.