Gluten-free Christmas pudding

Name: Gluten-free Christmas pudding
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: Makes 1 Item
Cuisine: Modern Australian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup (125ml) milk or skim milk; 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 1 large over-ripe banana; 2 cup (140g) stale gluten-free breadcrumbs (not dry); 2 cup (380g) mixed dried fruit; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

A gluten-free diet doesn't mean lowering your standards. This gluten-free Christmas pudding is bursting with fruit and flavour.

Oct 24, 2006 2:00pm

Makes 1 Item
2 hrs cooking

Ingredients

Gluten-free christmas pudding

1/2 cup (125ml) milk or skim milk
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1 large over-ripe banana
2 cup (140g) stale gluten-free breadcrumbs (not dry)
2 cup (380g) mixed dried fruit
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Method

Gluten-free christmas pudding

1
Lightly grease a 5-cup (1.25 litre) capacity pudding basin.
2
Combine the milk and soda in a jug. Mash the banana.
3
Combine the gluten-free breadcrumbs, fruit, spices, milk mixture and banana in a large bowl; mix well.
4
Spoon the mixture into the prepared pudding basin. Cover the top with pleated baking paper and foil; secure with some string or a lid.
5
Place the basin in a large saucepan with enough boiling water to come halfway up the side of the basin. Boil, covered, for 2 hours. Replenish with boiling water as necessary during cooking to maintain the water level.
6
Turn the pudding out.