Getting Ready for the Holidays! - 'Plum Pudding' Gold Edition (Patreon)

Welcome to our ’Getting Ready for the Holidays’ special!!

Folks, its days away from the launch of this years Bakery Bears Advent Calendar!! But before we do anything today, we would like to wish everyone who is celebrating today a VERY HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! 

Now, we've had lots of people asking if Kay has ever made Christmas Pudding on the 'Pudding Club'. She absolutely has!! In 2018 we finished the first season of the 'Pudding Club' with 'Plum Pudding'.

So to get you in the mood for the festivities which will commence on Sunday the 1st of December, we are delighted to make this special Gold Edition of Kay making 'Plum Pudding' available to everyone until the 24th of December 2019. Theres a lots of additional footage from the show which we broadcast last year, plus there's additional outtakes and all our research sources listed below. 

Plum Pudding Ingredients 

• 2 tablespoons (tbsp) Rum or Brandy 
• 75 millilitres (ml) Barley Wine
• 75 ml Stout 
• 50 grams (g) Self Raising Flour 
• 110g Sultanas 
• 110g Raisins
• 275g Currants  
• 25g Whole Almonds 
• 225g Soft Dark Brown Sugar
• Grated Zest of an Orange
• Grated Zest of a Lemon
• 1 Small Cooking Apple
• 110g White Breadcrumbs
• Two Eggs
• 25g Mixed Peel
• A Good Pinch of Cinnamon 
• One Level Teaspoon of Mixed Spice
• 1/4 teaspoon Grated Nutmeg 

Research Sources

https://www.foodheavenmag.com/christmas-pudding-history/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_pudding

http://blog.english-heritage.org.uk/a-history-of-the-christmas-pudding/

https://www.history.com/news/the-holiday-history-of-christmas-pudding 

Watch the other Gold Editions of the first series of Pudding Club here : 

• Episode 1 ’Syrup Sponge & Custard’ https://www.patreon.com/posts/bakery-bears-1-17435988
• Episode 2 ‘Spotted Dick’ https://www.patreon.com/posts/pudding-club-2-17997688
• Episode 3 - ‘Winifred Pudding’ https://www.patreon.com/posts/bakery-bears-3-18526768
• Episode 4 - ’Summer Fruits Roulade’ https://www.patreon.com/posts/pudding-club-4-19148393
• Episode 5 - ‘Raspberry Cheesecake’ https://www.patreon.com/posts/bakery-bears-5-19725488
• Episode 6 - ‘Millionaires Shortbread’ https://www.patreon.com/posts/20267980
• Episode 7 - ‘Apple Pie’ https://www.patreon.com/posts/gold-edition-7-21067696
• Episode 8 - ‘Plum Pudding’ https://www.patreon.com/posts/gold-edition-8-21635940

Return to the main baking menu here : https://www.bakerybears.com/baking/

Thank you so much for watching and we'll see you on Sunday for this years Advent Calendar Launch Show. The Pudding Club will return for a brand new series in March 2020.

Dan & Kay x