Individual Ultimate Christmas Puddings

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Nigella's Ultimate Christmas Pudding (from NIGELLA CHRISTMAS) is enough for a 1.7 litre/3-pint/3 quart pudding basin. Individual pudding moulds have a capacity of between 150ml and 175ml (approximately 1/4 pint or 2/3 cup) so the recipe would be enough to make 10-12 individual puddings, or you can halve the quantities to make 5-6 puddings (use one egg yolk instead of half of an egg).

Fill the pudding basins almost to the top. As individual pudding basins don't usually have lids you should put a circle of baking parchment (parchment paper) on top of the pudding batter then wrap each basin tightly in a double layer of clingfilm (plastic wrap) and a double layer of foil. Steam the puddings for 2 1/2 to 3 hours initially. Once the puddings are cool, unwrap them, replace the parchment circle with a fresh piece, re-wrap the basins with clingfilm and foil and store in a cool, dry place until you are ready to use them. The puddings should only need about 1 hour for the second steaming to re-heat them. Please note that we have not tried the puddings in this size so can't guarantee the timings. Stir-Up Sunday is the traditional day to make Christmas puddings and this year it is on Sunday 24th November 2019.