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Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2000

I don't usually keep self-rising flour around, so I used regular flour instead and added a teaspoon of baking powder. It turned out just fine. And I used up my leftover canned pumpkin and cranberry sauce, and the result was really good!

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CHANKEE

Reviewed: Oct. 2, 2002

I didn't have self-rising flour so I added 1-1/2 tsp. baking powder and it rose fine. Also, instead of steaming it I baked it at 350° for an hour. It was wonderfully moist and I think the sweetened cream sauce is perfect for it.

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PANACEA1

Reviewed: Oct. 5, 2006

This recipe is awesome! My husband is from the UK and said it was one of the best Christmas Pudd's he's ever had (it probably helps that it has his favorite ingredient in it...PUMPKIN!

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YumMum

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Living In: Barrie, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2007

This was such a hit at the Christmas party I made it for! Thank you!

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Jason

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Snow Hill, Maryland, USA

Living In: Washington, D.C., USA

Reviewed: Aug. 30, 2007

I like to "test" holiday recipes way early in order to have enough time to decide what to make/give to family and friends each year. This is a winner all the way around. I'll be baking it in small loaf pans instead of steaming it, and that's the only change I'll make to this recipe. Thanks, Leeza!

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Christmas Joy

Reviewed: Dec. 2, 2007

I'm giving this a 4 as a Christmas bread but not a pudding. I had to make my own self-rising flour so maybe that had something to do with it. It was very "cakey" not dense as I was hoping for. It had very good flavor and was was eaten very quickly. The only change I made was using pumpkin pie spice instead of cinnamon. Oh..also steamed it in 2 loaf pans for 2 hours. I'll make this again, add some nuts and try baking it.

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Connie-O

Reviewed: May 31, 2009

This is really good, however, I do not like mincemeat, so omitted it.

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Pepe109

Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2010

This was just PERFECT! Very moist and has the perfect balance of ingredients. I wouldn't change anything at all. I did not have a rack that would fit into my boiling water pot, so I made a 1/2 inch ring out of foil and placed my mold on that. It came out beautiful and I will make this every Christams from now on.

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