Butter a 1 litre/2 pint pudding basin. Mix the flour, currants, raisins, breadcrumbs, sugar, suet, mixed spice, cinnamon and nutmeg together in a large bowl. Add the plums and apple pieces.

All together, it tastes like Christmas. "This recipe has been handed down from my great-grandmother and before." - Denise Senecal Ma's English Plum Pudding has been awarded a Blue Ribbon from The ...

Rarely available in its natural form, suet is mixed with flour and sold in supermarkets in cream-coloured blocks. A vegetarian suet made from palm oil and rice flour is also available, but it ...

I always make the custard and brandy butter. But this year I will make my own . . . So, to make a great pudding without using suet, search for recipes on Bite. Many "steamed pudding'' recipes are ...