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Christmas pudding vodka

Christmas pudding vodka

Prepare: overnight
Cook: no cooking required
Serve: Makes 500ml/18fl oz
Dietary: Dairy-free Egg-free Gluten-free Nut-free Vegan Vegetarian

Keep this delicious aperitif in the freezer for a refreshing - and surprising - Christmas drink.

By The Hairy Bikers

From The Hairy Bikers' Christmas Party

Ingredients

300g/10½oz mixed dried fruit (sultanas, currants, raisins)
75g/3oz caster sugar
2 cinnamon sticks
2 tsp ground mixed spice
6 cloves
½ whole nutmeg, finely grated
1 orange, zest only, finely grated
1 unwaxed lemon, zest only, finely grated
750ml/1 pint 5fl oz bottle good quality vodka

Method

Mix the dried fruit with the sugar, cinnamon sticks, mixed spice, cloves, grated nutmeg and citrus zest in a large bowl.
Pour over the vodka, and cover tightly with cling film.
Place in the fridge and leave for 3 days, stirring once each day.
Line a sieve with a double layer of fine muslin and place over a large, clean jug.
Pour the dried fruit and vodka mixture into the sieve and allow to drip through into the jug.
Pour into a sterilized bottle.

Recipe tips

To sterilise a bottle, wash it well and put it on its side on a clean baking sheet in the oven, preheated to 160C/325F/Gas 3, for 10 minutes.