Puddings Recipes - Treacle Pudding Recipe

Ingredients

SERVES 6

• 50g/2oz butter (plus extra for greasing)

• 100g/4oz caster sugar

• 2 eggs

• 175g/6oz plain flour

• 2 teaspoons baking powder

• Pinch of salt

• 2 tablespoons milk

• 4 tablespoons golden syrup

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Method:

1. Cream the butter and sugar in a bowl, then beat in the eggs, one at a time.

2. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together and fold into the mixture, adding just enough milk to give a dropping consistency.

3. Butter a 1.2 liter/2pt pudding basin, then pour the syrup into the base. Spoon in the batter to fill the basin.

4. Cover the top with a round of buttered baking parchment and secure pleated aluminum foil over that with string.

5. Stand in a pan of simmering water with a lid on and steam for 1 1/2 hours, topping up with boiling water when necessary.