Name: Christmas pudding vodka
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 300g currants -; 100g sultanas -; 50g prunes -; 50g glacé cherries -; 1 orange and 1 lemon, zest pared -; 150g dark brown sugar -; ½ tsp mixed spice -; 1 cinnamon stick -; 1 vanilla pod, split down the centre -; 1 litre vodka -; 25ml brandy -; 25ml amaretto -

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30 min.

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Ingredients for - Christmas pudding vodka

1. 300g currants -

2. 100g sultanas -

3. 50g prunes -

4. 50g glacé cherries -

5. 1 orange and 1 lemon, zest pared -

6. 150g dark brown sugar -

7. ½ tsp mixed spice -

8. 1 cinnamon stick -

9. 1 vanilla pod, split down the centre -

10. 1 litre vodka -

11. 25ml brandy -

12. 25ml amaretto -

How to cook deliciously - Christmas pudding vodka

1. Stage

Sterilise a 1.5-litre preserving jar. Tip the dried fruit, citrus zests, sugar, spices and vanilla pod into the jar.

2. Stage

Pour half the vodka into the jar. Seal the lid, then turn the jar upside-down and give it a good shake to evenly distribute the sugar. Remove the lid and add the remaining vodka, the brandy and amaretto.

3. Stage

Re-seal the jar and store in a cool, dark place, turning or shaking it once a day for the first week. After two to three weeks, strain the vodka through a sieve lined with coffee filter papers or a clean kitchen cloth. Use the soaked fruit in festive bakes such as a fruit cake, pudding or mincemeat.

4. Stage

Decant the strained vodka into sterilised bottles and label. The vodka will keep well for about two years, but the flavour will be best in the first six months.