When I was growing up my favourite part of the Christmas dinner was Christmas pudding and with it the rum sauce. Don't miss the chance to win one of three 5L Duromatic NEO pressure cookers from the award-winning cookware experts Kuhn Rikon.

Raise the heat slightly and beat the flour into the butter using a wooden spoon to create a thick paste (also knowm as a roux). Pour the hot sauce into a jug, then cover the surface with clingfilm and keep warm until required and whisk before serving. While whisking, do take care to move the sauce around on the base of the pan to prevent it sticking, or worse, burning. Though since leaving home I must confess I've got rather excited by brandy butter and brandy cream - some years I am extra extravagant and get both!

While we have taken care in preparing this summary and believe it to be accurate, it is not a substitute for reading the product packaging and label prior to use. The Delia Online Cookery School: Another festive recipe is Christmas Stollen which you can watch being made in our video. The current post requirements are as follows: account age at least 3 days old, post karma: minimum 2, and comment karma: minimum 20. I served the rum sauce with the Matthew Walker individual Christmas pudding which was in the hamper.

As a responsible manufacturer, we will only confirm if a product is gluten free when we hold current analytical test information. The darker the "rummier" it tastes, but no real rum tastes like rum flavoring, which is like most derivative products, its own creation. A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we put on your computer with your knowledge and consent. Being such a big fan of rum sauce I decided I would have to make it at home in preparation and of course to whet my appetite for it once Christmas does come round. I was looking for a rum sauce which I could freeze, as I like to get ahead as much as possible with Christmas dinner.Light - Have a job that involves long periods of sitting (office-based / driving) or are home-based and sitting for much of the day. If you want to make a sauce that is suitable for the whole family then you could add the sugar and then divide the sauce into two jugs.

I always miss it - this yr is a good one because my folks are up here this yr so it's all go on the christmas pudding front! he used to claim he didn't liek Christmas cake but then he tried our family recipe and now eats it sliced as thick as a door step! Bird's Dessert Sauces are made and served in millions of homes where they are at the heart of a good family Christmas. Bird's Brandy Flavour Sauce is a delicious seasonal favourite to help you make your desserts and puddings extra special and tasty. Blended to perfection with toasted coconut, dark molasses, aromatic allspice, fiery ginger and birds eye chilli.It was just the right size for one person and is the perfect way to get your Christmas pudding fix at any time. Using a hand whisk, vigorously whisk the sauce until it's smooth, thick, and glossy; this will take at least 3 minutes, maybe even a little longer if you aren’t vigorous enough. Spiced rum usually tastes a bit holiday, because normally it's some combination of cinnamon, allspice, cloves and so forth. As soon as it comes to simmering point and has thickened, turn the heat right down to its lowest setting, stir in the sugar and let the sauce cook for 10 minutes. The Dutch expelled from North-Eastern Brazil brought with them their knowledge on cane cultivation and processing as well as their ability not only to produce sugar, but also the beverage that was known in Brazil as aqua ardente or burning water.