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Spotted Dick Recipe: A Classic British Steamed Pudding

Spotted Dick

A light steamed suet pudding studded with currants and lemon zest, served in slices with custard.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Servings: 6 slices
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 225 g self-raising flour plus extra for dusting
  • 100 g shredded suet beef or vegetable
  • 75 g caster sugar
  • 100 g currants
  • 1 lemon zest only
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 150 ml milk approximately

Method
 

  1. Mix the flour, suet, sugar, currants, lemon zest and salt in a large bowl.
  2. Stir in the milk gradually to make a soft, scone-like dough.
  3. Turn out onto a floured surface and shape into a roll about 15cm long.
  4. Wrap in baking parchment with a pleat in the middle, then in foil, and twist the ends to seal.
  5. Place on a steamer rack or upturned saucer in a large pan and steam over simmering water for 1 hour 30 minutes, topping up with boiling water as needed.
  6. Unwrap, slice and serve hot with custard.