Steamed Suet Pudding   HT DP English 115mins

Serves 4   Hot  Dessert  Pudding  England  British  Europe

Ingredients
Butter or Margarine for greasing

2 tbsp Golden Syrup

175g/6oz Self-Raising Flour
75g/3oz Shredded Suet
50g/2oz Caster Sugar
1 Egg
approx 6 tbsp Milk
 

Instructions

1. Grease a 1.1 litre (2 pint) pudding basin then place the golden syrup in the bottom on the basin. Set aside.

2. In a large mixing bowl, mix together the flour, suet  and sugar.

3. Make a well in the centre then add the egg and enough milk to give a soft dough which drops easily from a spoon.

4. Pour the dough mixture over the golden syrup in the pudding basin.

5.  Cover with pleated greaseproof paper or foil, secure with string then steam for 1½ - 2 hours. Serve hot with custard.

You can also use treacle instead of golden syrup.
 

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