Christmas pudding / クリスマスのプディング

I had been doing stollen for two year,this year I wanted to challenge something new,I love Christmas pudding,it brings back childhood memories,but there were two things that stopped me from making it.First one was a main ingredient 'suet',a beef fat,all Christmas pudding recipe call for it,instead of butter,I couldn't get it here but this time round I found it.Second concern was the timing,proper Christmas pudding need to be steamed for 5-6 hours,I don't have that much time to sit around,I steamed it in a pressure cooker.
It tastes good(all those dried fruit and booze!),texture just a little stiff,may be the steaming method or my expired baking powder...I will work on that....
Merry Christmas!

The table setting is so gorgeous!
This only comes this time of year!

You told it took much effort to make Christmas pudding, but it looks worthy of it.

Merry Christmas!
Hope you have much fun!

Rick！你用什麼樣的魔法拍了這張照片！？ 我相信不了自己的眼睛。你真的用iPhone拍的這麼美麗的照片？
不好意思，我應該說起你這好不容易做的pudding，但我的眼睛完全被這張照片的美麗吸引住了，無法思索其他的事情⋯
衷心謝謝你送我們這麼浪漫的聖誕節禮物！ 也祝福你聖誕節快樂！

May the holiday season bring happiness and joy to you and your loved ones . ✴

rick chaN saN☺️😊

Merry Christmas🎄
🎅🎅🎅

Thank you Izoom San!!
Although time was very tight for me,I did tried my best to do a Christmas post,took some shortcuts for the pudding,not perfect,but still happy with it!
Merry Christmas to you too,enjoy your holidays!

Machiko,你好！
時間緊迫，但聖誕post 一定要好好的做！我很喜愛 Christmas pudding,但樣子不討好，拍一張好照片希望大家眼光停留多一點。
反正白天沒時間做，就在夜晚拍的，氣氛更好。你知道我所有的照片也是用iPhone 拍的，但這種角度iPhone 做不到景深，用修相apps效果也不理想，唯有用單鏡反光相機，還要放上腳架。再加些後期製作，便成這張照片，總算過關！
能夠加添你的節日氣氛，總算沒白費心機，一切都值得了，謝謝你的讚賞！
聖誕快樂！

Merry Christmas Yukiko San,have lots of fun!!Thank you always!

Hi Usakame San!
Merry Christmas,hope you have the best time too!

メリークリスマス🎄
クリスマスプディングは、中学生の頃の英語の教科書に載っていた話題で、クリスマスにプリンを食べるの？？と疑問に思っていた（笑）
素敵なムードの写真だね❤︎

メリークリスマス❤
この雰囲気が大好き～❤

Thank you for the compliment,I hope the Christmas mood saves the not so good looking food!Merry Christmas!

Hi Rizmu,thank you for your compliment !
I had no time for daylight shooting,so I did this post at night,and it went well with soft lightings!
I love many British food,I had good memories eating this pudding,but it's the first time I made.
I used pressure cooker to steam,much quicker,the small ones came out too stiff,the bigger one I just ate,and actually not bad!
Christmas is my favorite time,I have to make an effort to do something special.Glad you like it!
Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas Makiko!
I am enjoying so much!It's my favorite time of the year!!
That's interesting topic in English books!
I love many British food,but Christmas pudding is not easy to make,it takes a long time,pressure steaming actually works quite well!

Merry Christmas!
the actual christmas day out there is March???

Thank you レイSan,Merry Christmas!Extra happy to hear you compliment!
My pudding was not pretty enough,had to bring out some candles to make it special,is my way of sending greetings to everyone!

Merry Christmas Sanntina!You must had a big celebration with family!
'Out there in March'?Can't quite get this,please explain...

Merry christmas Rick!
Oh! You're in Hongkong
Sorry😅Christmas day is the same,right!
II got it mixedup with New year! (March isn't it?)
Yes had a big celebration with the family...the kids came last Friday but left after christmas dinner...they will be back on New year's eve😊
May I ask? How did you celebrate you're christmas? ✨

No problem!
I felt stupid for awhile that I couldn't get your joke 😬...In HK we pretty much have the same main holidays as other countries,only Chinese New Year is different every year,sometimes January and sometimes February.
Nothing special for me these days,I don't really celebrate anything,I prefer quiet life,and this year I have to work over Christmas too,but that's a long story...

Rick❤️ Happy Christmas 🌟
What a lovely photo ! It looks perfect! Whmm, Christmas pudding . Once I've asked them why they eat this. The answer is smashing. " It's 'cause we just wanna put it fire on! See, we are crazy." I agree it was fun even if we had one from a supermarket.

I know to make this pudding needs huge effort😵 I've heard you have to steam half a day several weeks before Christmas, then wait till it mature and steam a few hours again on the day you want to eat. がんばりましたね😱

Hi Cocoa San,hope you had a wonderful Christmas!
Thanks so much,it's my favorite time of the year,although I was busy,I had to make an effort!That's right,the flaming part is so special and fun,not crazy at all!!
It's a lot of work,all the steaming,mature,and steaming again,I made some short cuts,I wasn't expecting them to be as good as the one I bought before,but the large one,which I saved for the last was really not bad,the right kind of texture and taste,after this one,I am more confident when I make them again next year!