Can I steam Christmas pudding in the Aga?

Cover and bring to the boil then simmer on the simmering plate for 30 minutes. 2,3 and 4 oven AGA: Simmering oven: with the grid shelf on the floor of the oven, transfer the pan with the water and the pudding to the oven for 12 hours or overnight. Next day, remove from the pan, cool and cover with fresh foil to store.

How do you steam a pudding in the oven?

If you’d like to steam a pudding in the oven:

1. Fill a roasting tin with hot water half-way and place a metal rack on top.
2. Cover the pudding in a foil ‘tent’ to capture the steam and cook for around 1hr 30 minutes to 1hr 45 minutes on medium heat (180°C/350°F/gas 4) or to the recipe’s instructions.

Can puddings be steamed?

Place the pudding into the steamer set over a saucepan of simmering water, or use a large saucepan with a saucer in the bottom. Steam for several hours, or as recipe indicates. Top up water when necessary. When the pudding is steamed, cut the string around the bowl.

Can you make steamed puddings in advance?

You can make this 24 hours in advance and place it in the fridge, then re-steam it or re-heat it in the microwave. This recipe makes a large pudding and any leftover mixture can be spooned into a small cake tin and baked until firm.

Can you cook Christmas pudding in the oven?

Stand the pudding in the bottom of a deep oven dish and add boiling water until it comes halfway up the pudding basin. Cover the oven dish with a lid or tin foil and bake for in the hot oven 60 minutes (or 30 minutes for mini puddings). Turn out onto a warm plate and serve.

How do you reheat a Christmas pudding in Aga?

Just wrap the basin you made the pudding in with lots of foil and pop it at the back of the simmering oven with everything else. It will be ready when you are; roughly the middle of January if you are like me! Back to our ‘Christmas on your Aga range cooker’ page…

How long will a steamed pudding keep?

If you have to steam the pudding in advance then you should let it cool fully uncovered. When the sponge is completely cold cover the basin tightly in a double layer of clingfilm (plastic wrap) and keep in a cool place, or the fridge, for up to 5 days.

How do you store steamed pudding?

Cooking and storing After you have steamed and cooled your pudding, replace the foil with a freshly buttered piece to keep it moist and store in a cool, dark place, or the fridge, until you are ready to reheat it on Christmas day.

How long does it take to steam a Christmas pudding in a steam oven?

Place pudding in oven, select Steam at 100 ⁰C and set cooking time for 3 hours.