Puddings Recipes - Steamed Berry Pudding Recipe

Ingredients

SERVES 10-12

• 250g/9oz sultanas

• 150g/5oz currants

• 250g/9oz raisins

• 300g/11 oz mixed dried fruit (chopped)

• 50g/2oz mixed peel

• 125ml/4fl oz brown ale

• 2 tablespoons rum

• 75ml/3fl oz orange juice

• 75ml/3fl oz lemon juice

• 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest

• 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest

• 225g/8oz suet (grated)

• 225g/8oz brown sugar

• 3 eggs (lightly beaten)

• 200g/7oz fresh white breadcrumbs

• 75g/3oz self-raising flour

• 1 teaspoon mixed spice

• 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg

• 100g/4oz blanched almonds (roughly chopped)

• Pinch of salt

• Butter for greasing

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Method:

1. Put the sultanas, currants and raisins, mixed dried fruit, mixed peel, brown ale, rum, orange and lemon juices and zests into a large bowl and stir together.

2. Cover and leave overnight. Add the suet, brown sugar, eggs, breadcrumbs, flour, mixed spice, nutmeg, almonds and the salt to the bowl and mix well.

3. Put a 2 liter/3 1/2pt pudding basin on a trivet in a large saucepan with a lid and pour in enough water to come halfway up the side of the basin.

4. Remove the    basin and put the water on to boil. Brush the basin with melted butter and line the base with baking parchment.

5. Fill with the pudding mixture, then cover with a round of buttered baking parchment and top with pleated aluminum foil, secured with string around the rim of the basin.

6. Steam the pudding for 8 hours, topping up with boiling water when necessary.