Christmas Pudding

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 7 tbsp (105 ml) vegetable oil
• 1 pinch cinnamon
• 1 pinch nutmeg
• 1 pinch allspice
• 1 pinch salt
• 6 oz soft breadcrumbs
• 6 oz light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup (70 ml) orange juice
• 1 tbsp Grand Marnier
• 4 oz raisins
• 4 oz currants
• 4 oz sultanas
• small cooking apple, peeled and grated
• 2 tbsp molasses
• 1/4 cup marmalade

Directions

1. Mix together the egg and the oil
2. Add all the other ingredients and mix well together, then leave overnight
3. Next day, grease a 2 pint pudding basin and have ready a large piece of foil to cover the basin
4. Stir the pudding again and spoon it into the pudding basin
5. Cover with foil, secure with string and steam for 8 hours
6. Remove foil, recover firmly then store in a cool dry place
7. On Christmas day, steam the pudding for a further 2 hours before serving

Notes