This is somewhat last minute, but if you've only ever had custard with your Christmas pudding before, I need to put you right!
Brandy butter is delicious and melts all over your steaming Christmas pudding in the most irresistible way. I would NEVER, NEVER have custard on my pudding if brandy butter were available. It just doesn't seem to ever be on offer at restaurants alongside their standard festive fayre. Don't be lured to rum butter as an alternative either - brandy is by far the best.
RECIPE
3 oz butter (85 g) (leave it out of the fridge beforehand so it's nice and soft)
6 oz icing sugar (170g)
2 tablespoons brandy
Thoroughly mix the soft butter with the icing sugar, then whip in the brandy. If it curdles slightly (which it might well), you can add a little flour.
Pop it into the freezer for a couple of hours to get it nice and firm, then keep it covered in the fridge until immediately before serving. Wonderful!
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