Spotted Dick Recipe
Ingredients
| 250 g/8 oz flour | ||
| Salt | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Sugar | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Baking powder | 2 Teaspoon | |
| Pinch ground cloves | ||
| 75 g/3 oz shredded suet | ||
| 125 g/4 oz currants | ||
| 50 g/2 oz sultanas | ||
| Water | 8 Tablespoon | |
| Strawberry jam | 6 Tablespoon | |
| Milk | 3 Tablespoon | |
Directions
Sift the flour, salt, sugar, baking powder and cloves into a mixing bowl.
Stir in the suet, currants and sultanas.
Stir in enough water to bind the mixture and knead to a dough.
Roll out the dough to a rectangle about 6 mm/1/4 in thick.
Brush the edges with milk.
Spread over the jam and roll up the dough like a Swiss roll.
Press the edges together to seal.
Wrap the roll loosely in foil or muslin, making a pleat to allow for expansion.
Steam for 2 1/2 hours, replenishing the boiling water when necessary.
Remove the pan from the heat, unwrap the pudding and transfer to a warmed serving dish.
Stir in the suet, currants and sultanas.
Stir in enough water to bind the mixture and knead to a dough.
Roll out the dough to a rectangle about 6 mm/1/4 in thick.
Brush the edges with milk.
Spread over the jam and roll up the dough like a Swiss roll.
Press the edges together to seal.
Wrap the roll loosely in foil or muslin, making a pleat to allow for expansion.
Steam for 2 1/2 hours, replenishing the boiling water when necessary.
Remove the pan from the heat, unwrap the pudding and transfer to a warmed serving dish.
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