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Ingredients
4 medium sized apples
30 ml (2 tbsp) sugar
25-50 g (1-2 oz) mixed dried
fruit
25 g (1 oz) butter
Baked apples Serves 4
Dish: 20 cm (8") shallow dish
Oven accessory: glass turntable
1. Core the apples and score the skin around the middle.
2. Mix together the sugar and fruit and fill the centres of the
apples.
3. Dot the top with butter. Stand the apples in a suitable dish
and cook on HIGH power for 5
1
/
2
-7 mins. Stand for 5 mins.
before serving.
N.B. The apples will look quite green when removed from the oven, but they should feel
slightly soft when tested with a sharp knife. During the standing time, the colour will become
dull and the apples will be tender. The apples will overcook very easily, so take care to
undercook slightly. For 1 baked apple cook for 2-3 mins. For 2 baked apples cook for 3-5 mins.
Ingredients
1 cooking apple, peeled and
grated
1 carrot, peeled and grated
1 orange, juice and grated
rind of
400 g (14 oz) mixed dried
fruit
45 ml (3 tbsp) brandy
15 ml (1 tbsp) black treacle
50 g (2 oz) self-raising flour
pinch of salt
15 ml (1 tbsp) cocoa
5 ml (1 tsp) mixed spice
3 ml (
1
/
2
tsp) nutmeg
100 g (4 oz) shredded suet
150 g (5 oz) fresh
breadcrumbs
50 g (2 oz) mixed peel
50 g (2 oz) flaked almonds
2 eggs, beaten
Christmas pudding Serves 6-8
Dish: 1.3 litre (2
1
/
2
pt) pudding basin lightly greased
Oven accessory: glass turntable
1. Place apple and carrot in a large bowl. Cover and cook on
HIGH power for 5 mins. Beat well to make a thick puree.
2. Stir in juice, rind and mixed fruit. Cook on HIGH power for 2
mins. Stir in brandy and treacle. Stand for 5 mins. Beat in
rest of ingredients.
3. Press into the pudding basin. Cover with greaseproof paper
and cook on HIGH power for 4 mins. Stand for 5 mins.
Cook on HIGH power for another 2 mins. or until just firm.
N.B. One of the advantages of using your microwave to make
this traditional pudding is that it can be made the week
before Christmas and stored in a cool dry place. Do not
attempt to make the pudding earlier than this, since the
flavour will not improve with keeping, unlike a traditionally
steamed pudding.
