And if suet freaks you out just a bit, have no fear: There are plenty of recipes included below without that addition. Recipes for Christmas pudding usually include dried fruit, flour, eggs ...

For this recipe you will need a 1.2 litre/2 pint pudding bowl and a very large lidded ... Mix thoroughly until combined. Add the suet and rub it into the flour until you reach a breadcrumb ...

but not too thick or the pudding will taste dry. Remove from the heat, tip into a large mixing bowl, discard the bay leaf and leave to cool completely. To make the suet pastry, put the flour in a ...

If you're keen on trying figgy pudding this year, making either of these two recipes should be a breeze. Just use grated vegetable shortening or butter in place of suet if you can't find it in the ...

Nigella Lawson has shared a delicious recipe for her 'ultimate' Christmas pudding, which will delight ... plain flour 125g fresh breadcrumbs 150g suet 150g dark brown muscovado sugar One teaspoon ...

How would you adjust the recipe if you added cheese or chopped ... They need steaming for several hours in a covered pudding bowl and suet just manages to hold the pastry together really well.