This is a proper "blokes" pudding — loads of custard, a little warmed syrup over the top and even some cream. Superb!
Ingredients
- 4 ounces (115 grams) suet
- 4 1/2 ounces (120 grams) dried apricots, chopped
- 8 ounces (240 grams) raisins or sultanas
- 1 orange, zested
- 4 1/2 ounces (120 grams) plain flour
- 4 1/2 ounces (120 grams) sugar
- 4 1/2 ounces (120 grams) bread crumbs
- 2 tablespoons grated ginger (or to taste)
- Pinch grated nutmeg
- Pinch salt
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 pint (140 milliliters) milk
Directions
Grease a 3-pint (1 liter) pudding basin. Mix all the ingredients together, except the egg and milk. Add the beaten egg and milk and mix well. (I do this in a mixer but you can do it by hand, no problem.)
Put the mixture in the basin, cover with tin foil or a cloth, and put the basin in a pan with water half-way up the sides of the basin. Bring the water to a boil, put on a tight-fitting lid, and simmer for 3 hours, remembering to top up with (add more) boiling water now and then.
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By Chef #809202
on January 09, 2013
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For substitutions I have a British cookery book that suggests using very cold grated vegetable shortening instead of suet, or even cold grated butter. One pint of milk is simply 2 cups. I will be making this recipe tomorrow and will add 1 cup of milk first and if it seems to need more I will use 2 cups. It's a matter of using common sense.
By dosgillespie
on December 25, 2012
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we've just put this on to cook after adding a pint of milk as the recipe states. Unfortunately, the recipe is wrong - leaving us with a gloopy horrible mess from which we had to salvage the fruit and start again! Hopefully will still turn out fine - someone should pls correct the error in case another idiot like me comes along!
By Chef Udo
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on November 09, 2011
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Actually every single one of these ingredients are available to order on Amazon. Including the suet and the pudding basin and fresh nutmeg and also the golden syrup and birds custard powder that he uses to top off the pudding with! Can't wait to make it. Just watched the episode of him making this for his American friends on Netflix.
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