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This isn't a keeper unless you freeze it, but it worked well for me. I had a commmercial wheat & dairy free one on Christmas day, it had gram flour & gave me gyp. I had my sisters over for New Year & they & my husb & son had a commercial pudding (non-compliant) again, and I wanted something similar that I could make *quickly*. It was all made & cooked in an hour or so. I admit to eating the last portion today for breakfast with fresh fruit & yoghurt! Gross habits, eh?
It is based on a Christmas Cake, sugar & wheat free. Now, I'm not expecting you to make the cake, though I'm sure it's nice, but in order to make the pudding you need to know the cake recipe and then divide by three. at first trying to post this I got in a horrible mess unnecessarily dividing (badly) US volumetric measures of small amounts by 3, which was pointless as you will know far better than I how to do this. So I've re-written. Just look at the cake recipe and divide by three, mix up as stated, then do part 2 which is the carrot, apple & cooking. Rest assured this is a very easy recipe. You can always save it for next year if it appeals. The author is Barabara Cousins from Cooking Without. She warns the cake (and hence the pudding) contains too much oil & dried fruit to be eaten often but is delicious for special occasions. You O-nons will maybe prefer to substitute sugar for the dates. *The cake:* (would make 3 puddings out of this one cake quantity - I just cut quantities by 3). She warns the cake contains too much oil & dried fruit to be eaten often but is delicious for special occasions. You O-nons will maybe prefer to substitute sugar for the dates. 170Gr / 6oz / 1&1/6 cups dried dates 140Ml / 5 Fl oz / 2/3 cup water 115ml / 4 floz 1/2 cup sunflower oil (use one that is BTD compliant instead & I used ghee) 30gr 1 oz /1/3 cup ground almonds 5ml / 1tsp mixed spice 3 eggs or egg replacer 55gr / 2 oz / 1/4 cup rice flour 55gr / 2 oz/ 2/3 cup soya flour 55 gr/ 2 oz / 1/3 cup cornflour/ cornstarch *NOTE: I just used half rye, half rice!!!! Use what you need or what you would normally use!* 450gr / 1LB / 3 cups mixed dried fruit. Chop dates into small pieces & simmer in the water till soft (about 10 minutes) beat or process dates, oil, ground almonds, spice, eggs (or replacer) & flour till well mixed stir in dried fruit & mix well by hand place in lined & greased 6-8 inch cake tin (18cm) bake at 330F / 170C / gas 3 for approx 30 mins Lower temperature to 290F / 145C / gas 1 for further 45 mins Allow to cool 10 mins in tin, then turn out onto wire tray. Remove lining paper & allow to cool. Store in fridge & eat within 2 weeks, or freeze in slices. *PART 2: the pudding.* 1/3 quantity of cake mix 1 medium carrot, grated (actually, 3 puddings = 2 large carrots: I used 1 medium to get one pudding) just under 3 oz / 75gr /2/3 of a cup apple, peeled & grated (I did not peel) 2 level tsp baking powder or a bit less (ie, roughly 1/3 X 2 dessert spoons) Mix in grated carrots, apple & baking powder to the cake mix. Put in greased pudding baisin & cover in usual way. Cooks in 2 hours by steaming, 30 minutes in pressure cooker, or 12 minutes in micro on level 5 (you will adjust for modern micros). I addded a splash of brandy in the usual way, set fire to it, and served with my home-made mock-cream. The end. Happy eating.
-------------------- 40 yrs old woman, A2 MN secretor, presently challenged by secondary breast cancer, lives in UK, married, 7 yr old son. Posts: 1288 | From: London, UK | Registered: Mar 2002
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