Steamed Apple Spotted Dick

"A traditional English pudding with a twist."
 
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Ready In:
2hrs 20mins
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
6

ingredients

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directions

  • Sift the flour, baking powder, spice and a bit of salt into a large bowl.
  • Stir in the suet, sugar, currants, apple and lemon zest.
  • Add the milk, stirring to form a sticky dough.
  • Spoon the mixture into 6 greased 150-200ml pudding basins, topped with a disc of baking parchment and covered tightly with foil.
  • Place in a large saucepan or deep roasting tin and add enough boiling water to come three quarters of the way up the tin.
  • Cook for 2 hours, keeping the water on a gentle simmer and topping up occasionally with more boiling water.
  • Carefully lift the basins out of the pan and remove the foil and paper.
  • Turn out of the moulds and serve topped with a drizzle of golden syrup, custard or ice cream if you like (though the last choice is not as English).
  • You can also do this in one large 1.2 litre pudding basin. Just be sure to butter it, spoon in the mixture and cover with pleated baking paper, followed by a layer of foil.
  • Tie with string and steam for 2-1/2 hours.
  • Goes well with a dessert wine or a late harvest.

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