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Luxury spotted dick
Serves 6
Ingredients:
225 g (8 oz) fresh white
breadcrumbs
75 g (3 oz) self-raising flour
Pinch of salt
75 g (3 oz) shredded suet
50 g (2 oz) caster sugar
150 g (5 oz) mixed fruit
Finely grated rind of
1
/
2
a lemon
5–6 tbsp milk
Butter for greasing
Caster sugar to dust the
ramekins
Lemon slices for decorating
Method:
1. Butter 6 ramekin dishes, and dust with a
sprinkling of sugar.
2. Place the dry ingredients into a bowl and mix
well. Add enough milk to bind together,
folding in with a metal spoon to form a stiff
consistency.
3. Divide the mixture between the ramekin
dishes. Cover with pleated foil, then place
the puddings on the solid shelf.
4. Steam at 100°C for 25–30 minutes or until a
skewer inserted into the centre of the
sponge comes out clean.
5. Turn out onto a serving dish and decorate
with lemon slices. Serve immediately with
warm custard.
Tip
Use 50 g of vanilla sugar as shown on
page 162 instead of the caster sugar
if wished.
