Christmas pudding - microwave recipe

Christmas pudding - microwave recipe

Ingredients:
1/2 cup plain white flour
1/2 cup sultanas
1/2 cup raisins chopped
1/3 cup currants
1 tablespoon chopped glace cherries
1 apple peeled, cored & grated
1 small carrot peeled and grated
1 tablespoon mixed peels
1/3 cup blanched almonds chopped
1 grated lemon rind
1 grated orange rind and juice from orange
pinch of salt
2 eggs beaten at room temperature
1/2 teaspoon mixed spice
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon powder
1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1/2 cup suet mix
1/3 cup beer
2 tablespoons whisky
1 tablespoon golden syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla essence

Preparation:
Mix well together the dried sultanas, currants and chopped raisins, grated lemon and orange rinds, mixed peels, chopped almonds and orange juice.Add the grated apple and carrot. Blend well together.
In a separate bowl, sift the flour, salt and cinnamon powder. Add the remaining spices and mix well together.
Add the flour mixture to the fruit mixture and blend well. Add the sugar, bread crumbs and suet mix. Mix well together and gradually add all the remaining ingredients. Blend the mixture well together by hand.
Spoon mixture into a 1 litre microwave proof pudding dish. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and allow to stand overnight.
Place in microwave oven, loosen plastic wrap and cook under high for 8-10 minutes, or until cooked. Test by inserting a skewer. If skewer comes out dry, pudding is cooked.
Allow to cool. Unmould by carefully inverting onto a serving dish.
Reheat under high in microwave for 2-3 minutes before serving.
Serve with custard or ice cream.
Enjoy.