For this recipe you will need a 1.2 litre/2 pint pudding bowl and a very large lidded ... Mix thoroughly until combined. Add the suet and rub it into the flour until you reach a breadcrumb ...

And if suet freaks you out just a bit, have no fear: There are plenty of recipes included below without that addition. Recipes for Christmas pudding usually include dried fruit, flour, eggs ...

Come in from the cold with this comforting steamed pudding of beef, stout and mushrooms. Look for well-marbled braising beef such as chuck steak for this recipe ... To make the suet pastry ...

I always make the custard and brandy butter. But this year I will make my own . . . So, to make a great pudding without using suet, search for recipes on Bite. Many "steamed pudding'' recipes are ...

How would you adjust the recipe if you added cheese or chopped ... They need steaming for several hours in a covered pudding bowl and suet just manages to hold the pastry together really well.