What is the Christmas plum?
Pudding Pudding is an English -steamed sweet bowl traditionally made of dried fruit in a chicken with us, sweetener, breadcrumbs and eggs. During the holidays, a particularly rich version, a Christmas plum pudding, is often served. Plum pudding is consumed warm and usually served with flaming brandy poured on it. Despite the name there are no plums or plums in the bowl. Plum Pudding instead contains raisins that are often called plums in some traditional recipes.
As with any traditional food, there are many variations in recipes for Christmas plum pudding. All recipes include dried fruit, mainly raisins and sometimes include dried lemons, orange peel or currents. Bread, eggs and sugar or molasses are also basic ingredients. Other common recipe items include dark beer or other spirits and Apple. Suet, the term cooking for beef fat is an essential component of traditional recipes, but now it is sometimes replacedIny.
The thick dough was originally cooked in a pudding bag. Modern chefs will cook in a custard pan, which is a special form made for steamed puddings. The pudding boiled in the bags was usually cooked, while the pudding pans are made for steaming in a large pot. Christmas Plum Pudding must cook or steam for three to six hours to make sure it cooks in the middle.
Traditionally, the pudding was made several weeks before Christmas, usually on Sunday Sunday, last Sunday before Advent. Every member of the household would turn to get the dough rejected and make a secret wish. After cooking, the pudding would be stored in a cool and dry place until Christmas, when he was steamed again to warm him up.
Modern recipes do not always include a period of storage and opinions differ about whether it is essential for the development of the best taste. The little silver small things were cooked in the dough to find a happy dinner. MinCE for wealth, a thimble for happiness or a ring for the upcoming marriage were some of the commonly used small things cooked inside the pudding.
Christmas plum pudding is often served covered with brandy brandy. Brandy warms up in a ladle until the flame begins and then poured on the pudding. Flaming dessert is transmitted to a dark dining room for an exciting and effective presentation. A flavored sauce, cream or butter are served on the side.