As-you-like-it steamed pudding
Cassie Best
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Serves 6
Easy
Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 3 hrs
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A steamed basin sponge hits the spot every time and uses up half-full jars of marmalade, syrup or jam - serve hot with custard!
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Ingredients
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butter
for greasing
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custard
to serve (optional)
For the topping
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4 tbsp jam
(we used strawberry), marmalade, curd, golden syrup or chopped stem ginger (or 200g/7oz canned fruit, drained and roughly chopped)
For the sponge
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175g/ 6oz butter
softened
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175g/ 6oz caster sugar
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3 eggs
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175g/ 6oz self-raising flour
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1 tbsp milk
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1 tsp vanilla extract
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Nutrition: per serving
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kcal508
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fat27g
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saturates16g
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carbs59g
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sugars40g
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fibre2g
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protein6g
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salt0.8g
low
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Method
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step 1
Generously grease a 1.2-litre pudding basin and put your chosen topping in the base. Boil a kettle of water. To prepare your steamer, put a snugly fitting upturned bowl in the base of a large, deep saucepan, big enough to hold the pudding.
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step 2
Put the ingredients for the sponge in a food processor and blend until smooth (but don’t overwork the mix), then tip into the pudding basin. Cover with a lid made of baking parchment and foil, and tie with string to secure (see step-by-step). Stand the pudding on the upturned bowl in your saucepan. Pour in enough hot water to come halfway up the side of the pudding basin. Set over a medium heat and bring to the boil. Cover the pan with a tight-fitting lid, lower the heat to a gentle simmer and leave to steam for 2½ hrs, topping up with boiling water if the level gets too low.
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step 3
Check the pudding is cooked by inserting a skewer through the foil and parchment lid into the centre of the pudding. If the skewer still has some wet mixture on it, return the pudding to the steamer for a further 15-20 mins, then check again. Once cooked, uncover and turn the pudding onto a plate. Serve straight away with custard, if you like.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2012
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