Making my own Christmas pudding is something I have only been doing since I was pregnant with Burton, and now it has become a tradition which I enjoy and very much look forward to each November (sometimes December like last year as we moved house at the end of November). Since Burton was two I have always had a little helper, and now since last year I now have two. Both boys love helping me to bake anyway, but they especially love being allowed to add the wrapped coins to the uncooked Christmas pudding and giving the batter a mix and making a wish.
I had no idea that there was a name given to the preparation of Christmas Puddings, and it was not until Yeo Valley contacted me and referred to Stir Up Sunday that I did some googling, and discovered that
This year, Stir Up Sunday falls on today, Sunday November 24th. Therefore, yesterday and today Burton, Jenson and I made some Christmas Puddings, one for us and one for each set of grandparents. I make mine a little differently as I do not steam it I simply bake it and I have been using the same recipe for a few years now. However, I have altered it slightly this year and have steeped the fruit in Guinness instead of brandy and I am making our one in a wreath shape – eeeeeek I hope my amendments will work! Too late now.
Here is our Stir Up Sunday in photos
Now we have to wait until lunchtime on 25th December to see how the pudding turns out and how it tastes!
Do you make your own Christmas pudding?
Is it a family affair in your house too?
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Looks yummy, my hubs loves christmas pudding. My mother in law posted one to Holland last christmas. I don’t think it will clear customs in Dubai somehow
I’m just so rubbish at trusting anything that has eggs in it to last more than a few days; therefore I’ll make our Christmas cake and pudding a few days beforehand. This horrifies many, but I’d hate to find a mouldy or salmonella-ladened cake on Christmas day; it’s just me and my foibles!
Looks like such a fabulous activity to do together as a family, when you say a coin, is it a real one or a chocolate coin wrapped in foil?
I had no idea there was a Stir-Up Sunday either! Looks like a lot of fun, unfortunately I don’t like Christmas pudding so I have never made it but it looks like a great tradition for you and your boys, I particularity like that they get to add the coins into the mixture! I love the smell of them cooking when my Mother-in-Law makes them, just not the finished product đŸ™‚ xx
Gorgeous photos! Mr B isnt keen on fruit cakes or Christmas puds so I just get a small one sometimes. I’ve never made one but love the idea of adding Guinness, yum!