Christmas Pudding Souffle

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Ingredients

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Ingredients Christmas Pudding base

  • g dried mixed fruits with apricot and passion fruit
  • g stoned dates
  • g dried cranberries
  •   1 tbsp freshly grated root ginger
  • g unsalted butter
  •   2 large eggs
  • ml Cointreau or Grand Marnier
  • g dark muscovado sugar Grated zest and juice of a large orange
  • g self-raising flour
  • g fresh white breadcrumbs
  •   1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • g pecan nuts

Souffle Mix

  • g egg white
  • g caster sugar
  • g Christmas pudding base

Method

  • 1

    Step 1

    Soak the dried fruit, dates and cranberries in the Grand Marnier or Cointreau for 12 hours.
  • 2

    Step 2

    Beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then beat in the eggs until fully combined.
  • 3

    Step 3

    Mix the soaked fruit and the remaining liquor into the batter, then add the rest of the ingredients.
  • 4

    Step 4

    Once all of the ingredients are combined, spoon the mixture into a greased medium pudding bowl and cover. Steam the pudding for 4 hours and remove.
  • 5

    Step 5

    Once the pudding is cool, remove 120g of the cake and blend to make a smooth paste
  • 6

    Step 6

    For the Souffle- Whisk egg whites slowly with a pinch of salt and 1/3 of sugar.
  • 7

    Step 7

    Add the rest of the sugar until soft peaks are formed.
  • 8

    Step 8

    Heat up the Christmas pudding mixture over a bain marie, this starts the cooking process.
  • 9

    Step 9

    Remove the bowl from the heat and add a small amount of the whipped egg white by whisking (this will lighten the mixture and make it easier to work with)
  • 10

    Step 10

    Gently fold in the remaining egg white, making sure you don’t knock the air out of the mixture.
  • 11

    Step 11

    Fill your soufflé ramekins to the top and smooth off with a palette knife.
  • 12

    Step 12

    Bake in a pre-heated 180°C oven for eight minutes, without opening the door. They should rise at least 3cm above the top of the ramekin. Serve immediately.

Ingredients

  • 250 g dried mixed fruits with apricot and passion fruit
  • 175 g stoned dates
  • 85 g dried cranberries
  • 1 tbsp freshly grated root ginger
  • 100 g unsalted butter
  • 2 large eggs
  • 100 ml Cointreau or Grand Marnier
  • 100 g dark muscovado sugar Grated zest and juice of a large orange
  • 50 g self-raising flour
  • 85 g fresh white breadcrumbs
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 85 g pecan nuts
  • 80 g egg white
  • 40 g caster sugar
  • 120 g Christmas pudding base