Warm Christmas Pudding in Orange reduction and Butterscotch sauce!

I still remember my first Christmas pudding debacle. 

Read the rest here: 

http://www.antiserious.com/2014/12/25/ruined-christmas-pudding/

Years later, I indulge in some warm holiday nostalgia by making it again. 

Ingredients: (Do not be frightened by the sheer number of ingredients on the list. Most of them go in together)

For the pudding

1) 100 g flour
2) 200 g castor sugar
3) 200 g butter
4) 4 eggs
5) 2 tsp allspice
6) 3 tsp cinnamon powder
7) 1 tsp nutmeg powder
8) 2 tbsp Chopped nuts
9) 3 tbsp Chopped dates
10) 3 tbsp raisins
11) 2 tbsp chopped apples
12) 1 cup coarsely ground bread crumbs
13) 1-2 tbsp Orange zest
14) 1/2 cup Orange juice
15) 3 bay leaves
16) 50 g jaggery (Melt it)
17) 1 tbsp maple syrup/honey
18) 1 1/2 tsp baking powder

For Orange reduction

1) 1/2 cup orange juice
2) 2 cinnamon sticks

For the Butterscotch sauce 

1) 100 g butter
2) 2 tsp vanilla essence
3) 75 g sugar
4) 75 g golden syrup (you can replace this with honey/sugarcane juice)
5) 300 ml cream

Recipe:

1) To make the pudding, whisk the butter and sugar together until it is soft and light. Whisk the eggs into this mixture, one at a time. Carefully sieve and add the flour, baking powder, allspice, cinnamon and nutmeg powder. Whisk the liquid jaggery and orange juice into the mixture, as well!
2) Fold the apple pieces, raisins, dates, nuts and bread crumbs into the mixture with a spatula.
3) Line the bottom of a pudding basin with the orange zest and bayleaves. Drizzle maple syrup over this and spoon the pudding mixture into the basin. Carefully close the mouth of the basin with aluminum foil and strings. Place it another tumbler and fill half of it up with hot water. Cover the tumbler and steam the pudding over simmering water for 2 hours.
4) Meanwhile, reduce the orange juice with cinnamon sticks to make a spiced orange reduction (simply keep on the heat for a while and stir).
5) In a saucepan, melt the sugar and butter with the honey on low heat. Add the cream and let it bubble. Remove from heat when the sauce thickens. This is your butterscotch sauce. By now your house should smell incredible and everyone should be peeking from behind the couch.
6) Over turn the pudding onto a tray. Serve hot with the spiced orange reduction and butterscotch sauce!

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