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spotted dick Memories of school dinners. But updated. This is not a pudding for the faint-hearted or those on a diet. Made from suet, flour and dried fruit it is high in calories. It is, however, the perfect pudding for a treat on a cold winter's day. |
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300g plain flour 2 tsp baking powder 150g shredded suet 75g caster sugar 80g currants 100g raisins 1 lemon, zest only 200ml milk pinch of salt butter, for greasing the pudding basin Place the flour, baking powder, shredded suet, caster sugar, currants and lemon zest into a bowl and mix well to combine Add the milk and stir to make a soft dough Grease a pudding basin with butter and decant the now fairly solid piece of dough into the basin. Cover with a piece of greaseproof paper and tie around the rim with string to secure the paper. Place a damp tea towel over the top. tie once more with string to secure the tea towel and tie in a bow over the top Place the basin into a steamer. Cover with the lid, bring to a boil and simmer for 1 1/2 hours Serve cut into thick slices with lashings of custard |
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