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#Indigenousbushfood ingredients give #Christmaspuddings an authentically #Aussie twist. Quandong Christmas pudding is made from the famous #Australiannativepeach.

The quandong — a #fruit that has been a #traditional staple for thousands of years for #Aboriginalpeople — is giving the traditional Christmas pudding an authentically Australian twist this year on our table this #Christmas. www.craigmuirlakehouse.com

Christmas is the perfect time for a steamed fruit pudding, and it is great to eat at any time of the day! I hope this recipe puts a smile on your face like it did mine.

The Ingredients:

• 1 ½ cups dried Quandongs, Lilly Pilly, Davidson Plum, Kangaroo Appple.

• 1 tablespoon butter

• 2 ½ tablespoons sugar

• 1 cup milk

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• 1 cup self raising flour (sifted)

• A pinch of salt bush

• 1 teaspoon mixed spice and Cinnamon Myrtle.

The Method:

• Place mixed fruit, butter, sugar and milk all in a saucepan and bring to the boil (until butter is melted)

• Add baking soda and wait until it rises then take off the head

• Then add self-raising flour, salt and mixed spice and mix well

• Once mixed, place into a greased ceramic bowl

• Cover with some grease proof paper and tie with a string

• Fill a pot with hot water just below the string line, then steam in the pot for 2 hours

• Simply serve with some pouring cream and a hot tea or coffee.