Worsted weight yarn in the following colours: I used Brava Worsted Weight, 100% Acrylic (218yrds/100g) After tightly wrapping the pudding basin rim with greaseproof paper, tinfoil, and string, steam the pudding for six hours in a lidded pan filled halfway with simmering water. Established in 1978. Well renowned for their hand made, hand decorated teapots. In addition to this William Shakespeare Book Teapot. They produce a wide range of novelty and collectable teapots. In a variety of different shapes and sizes. In fact we believe they produce a teapot that would be suitable for any gift idea. Vegetarian suet is an excellent replacement and is available in most supermarkets these days. Vegetable shortening is also a good substitute, though should be frozen overnight for best results. Can I use butter instead of suet in Christmas pudding? This pud can be made up to three months in advance. Traditionally, a Christmas pudding is made on Stir-Up Sunday which is the final Sunday before the start of Advent.

You will find instructions in the pattern help you increase the width and height of your own teapot along side detailed photo tutorials and the full video tutorials showing you how to crochet the holly and berries.

Remove the foil & baking parchment layers & replace with a clean layer of baking parchment & string or twine Due to the hand painting process. No two teapots are exactly the same. In effect making each teapot different and unique. This pattern has been fully tested and edited to ensure it’s easy to read, follow and complete your project. If you need any support to complete your crochet project, please get in touch. This pattern is worked in the round to create the top of the cozy, next adding sides in rows before finishing the edging in the round.

Set a steamer over the saucepan & put the pudding in (if you don’t own a steamer then place your pudding straight inside your large saucepan &with enough water to reach an inch or two up the side of the pudding basin before placing a lid on top) To reheat for serving, steam the pudding for 2-3 hours. Alternatively, if the pudding basin is microwave safe you can reheat in bursts in the microwave. Top up regularly with hot water to ensure the pan doesn’t run dry, and remember to turn the extractor fan up if you don’t want a very steamy kitchen. The pudding will also need an additional steam to reheat on the big day. What can I use instead of suet in a Christmas pudding for vegetarians? Remove the bowl from the steamer or pan and leave to cool. Remove the paper and foil covering. Make a few holes in the pudding with a fine skewer and pour in the rum or brandy.I truly believe there is nothing more comforting than a good cup of tea - but, a cuppa at Christmas should be dressed with a pudding!

The hand painting of an individual teapot can take the skilled ceramic painter up to one hour to complete. Using traditional production methods. Each teapot is hand made. Using a semi-porcelain, high temperature clay. Then hand painted.The night before, place all of the dry ingredients except for the self-raising flour in a large bowl & mix together

In a large bowl, combine the flour, suet or butter, almonds, carrot, raisins, currants, sultanas, breadcrumbs, nutmeg, candied peel, sugar and lemon zest.

One tradition which has stood the test of time though is the flaming of the pudding, dousing your pride & joy in hot brandy or rum before setting it alight & ceremoniously bringing it to the dinner table (again, comes with a bit of a hazard warning). Although, I believe the appetite for a good Christmas pudding is declining, but it shouldn’t! Puddings now are a far superior take on the old school boiled puddings of the Victorian era. These were boiled in cloth, forming a round, dense Christmas Pudding, sometimes referred to as a cannonball if it was a bit on the heavy side. Unlike Mary Berry’s Christmas cake, the fruit in this recipe requires no soaking. Is Christmas pudding the same as plum pudding? Next, cut out a square of baking parchment & place this on top of the foil layer, use a piece of string or twine to secure both layers to the bowl, trying it around & just under the lip of the basin