Making christmas pudding for gifts

archiesdad

Hi all was thinking of making a few christmas puddings for gifts and was wondering the best ways of wrapping them and getting them out whole? I was thinking of making them in something like this

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/mini-pudding-basins/F/product/5187?src=gpbak&sq=individual%20pudding%20basinse

removing them from the pans and then perhaps wrapping in clingfilm or similar and popping in coloured or patterned cellophane bags. Any suggestions appreciated. I have made christmas puddings for us before but only ever served straight from the pudding bowl.

Paulie'sGirl

Hi,

I'm doing this too!

I'm using the Lakeland mini pudding tins. I would grease them really, really well, as my second batch were a pain to get out. The sides shrank away, but the bottoms were stuck.

I've wrapped mine in baking parchment, and then in muslin secured with an elastic band. For giving away I'm going to use some red curling ribbon to hide the elastic band. I hope they'll end up looking something like this: but without the fake berries, and not quite such a big ribbon!

I used Delia's Xmas pud recipe, and the tester (coughs discreetly) was divine.

PGxx

archiesdad

Thanks where did you buy your muslin from?

Paulie'sGirl

Hi,

I bought the muslin from a stall in our local indoor market. Don't pay out for cook shop muslin, the cheapest stuff is fine. It can be cheesecloth or similar. Whatever's cheapest really.

Pinking shears are best for cutting it as you get a neat edge, but if you don't have any then sharp scissors will be fine too.

PGxx

meanmarie

I have in the past used red-checked gingham to wrap puddings as gifts, having first wrapped them in baking parchment. I also line base of mould with baking parchment never sticks.

HTH

Marie

JulieGeorgiana

I make chocolates and cookies and cakes at Christmas... and I wrap everything in patterned cellophane!

I buy it from Hobbycraft! I'm sure it was £1 a roll (3m I think!)

Here's an example!

elf06

Hi I am doing the same this year and was planning on the patterned cellophane aswell. I got some off 3bay for a reasonable price and was planning on wrapping the puds in some muslin (or something similar) then with the cellophane on top and secured with xmas ribbons

archiesdad

elf06 wrote: »

Hi I am doing the same this year and was planning on the patterned cellophane aswell. I got some off 3bay for a reasonable price and was planning on wrapping the puds in some muslin (or something similar) then with the cellophane on top and secured with xmas ribbons

Thanks I saw some lovely patterned cellophane on ebay and was thinking of doing the same. Any other suggestions of where you can by cheap muslin or fabric from?

elf06

archiesdad wrote: »

Thanks I saw some lovely patterned cellophane on ebay and was thinking of doing the same. Any other suggestions of where you can by cheap muslin or fabric from?

Well I have been keeping my eyes open but had looked on 3bay for it aswell. There seems to be some fairly cheap but I think I could get it cheaper. The other thought I had was just to get large(ish) fabric samples and do it that way. There seems to be some lovely coloured net type material available cheap but not sure how it would work with the greaseproof paper underneath..............

elf06

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FLO-ROSE-PINK-TUTU-FANCY-DRESS-NET-TULLE-FABRIC-/250709363383?pt=UK_Crafts_Fabric_Textiles_SM&hash=item3a5f714ab7

This kind of idea but they do it in different colours - I had been thinking the black with the cellophane over might look pretty...........


ETA - somethng like this over the black might look good

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Cellophane-Basket-wrap-gift-wrapping-GIFTS-BASKETS-star-/350359884114?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Celebrations_GiftWrapping_ET&hash=item5193139152

OR

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/5m-x-80cm-christmas-cellophane-silver-holly-gift-wrap-/250711613729?pt=UK_Crafts_FloralSupplies_SM&hash=item3a5f93a121

Paulie'sGirl

Hi,

Muslin on ebay

http://crafts.shop.ebay.co.uk/Fabric-/28162/i.html?_nkw=muslin&_catref=1&_fln=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m282

PGxx