The Christmas pudding, a legacy of the British Empire ... as flour and dried fruits that is often soaked in alcohol and set alight. It’s in no danger of breaking into my top ten favorite ...

The Christmas pudding is more than a dessert; it's a slice of history and a piece of religious symbolism all doused in ...

For many Irish families, Christmas pudding is the icing on the cake of ... drizzle it with the brandy, and set it alight. Once the brandy has burnt off, serve the pudding with Guinness whipped ...

hard animal fat this is often replaced with a vegetarian alternative – as well as flour and dried fruits that is often soaked in alcohol and set alight. It’s in no danger of breaking into my top ten ...

By the 1830s Christmas pudding was almost exclusively ... representing Jesus and his disciples. When you set the pudding alight, using brandy or another spirit, you might not know that this ...

Sarah Baldry, co-owner and pastry chef at Edinburgh restaurant Nàdair, revealed over email that she’s long been over brandy ...

Christmas pudding is a traditional British dessert ... On Christmas, the cake is set alight and then topped with a sauce of brandy butter or rum butter, cream, lemon cream, ice cream, custard ...

Fruity and full of festive flavour, a traditional Christmas pudding is the ultimate way to round off celebrations. To find out how supermarket options compare, we asked 66 shoppers to blind-taste and ...