Name: Easy Christmas pudding
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 10
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 100g butter grated; 200g self-raising flour; 1 tsp mixed spice; 250g mincemeat; 200g soft brown sugar; 200g (such as cherries dates and peel) mixed dried fruit; 4 tbsp golden syrup or black treacle; 2 eggs; 1 orange zested and juiced; 1 apple grated; 4 tbsp brandy or whisky

100g butter
grated
200g self-raising flour
1 tsp mixed spice
250g mincemeat
200g soft brown sugar
200g (such as cherries dates and peel) mixed dried fruit
4 tbsp golden syrup or black treacle
2 eggs
1 orange
zested and juiced
1 apple
grated
4 tbsp brandy or whisky

Method

step 1
Butter a 1.5 litre basin and put a disc of greaseproof paper in the bottom. Mix all the ingredients and spoon into the basin. Cover the top with a disc of greaseproof paper with some holes punched in it. Microwave for 20 minutes on medium power (longer on less power) and then check whether it’s cooked with a skewer. Cook in further 5 minute increments, if it needs it, checking by inserting a skewer after each go.
step 2
Stand for 10 minutes before turning out. If you want to make this ahead, cool completely, wrap tightly in clingfilm and freeze until you need it. Defrost before reheating.