Steamed syrup pudding

Name: Steamed syrup pudding
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 200 g self-raising flour; pinch of salt; 110 g butter; 250 g golden syrup (or black treacle); 1 large egg, beaten; 4-5 tablespoons milk; 110 g sugar

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Clarissa's Comfort Food

By Clarissa Dickson Wright

Published 2008

About

No book of comfort food would be complete without a steamed treacle sponge pudding. In this age of microwaves it tends to be served disappointingly dry; still, surely nothing can equal the joy of being served this most traditional of dishes, particularly on a cold day, after some invigorating outdoor activity.

Ingredients

200 g self-raising flour
110 g butter
110 g

Europe
United Kingdom
Dessert
London
Vegetarian
Winter

Method

Rub the flour and butter to a breadcrumb consistency; Add the sugar and salt, then mix to a soft dropping consistency with the egg and the milk.

Grease a 600ml pudding basin and line with the syrup or treacle. Pour in the mixture and cover with greaseproof paper. Place the pudding basin in a saucepan half-filled with boiling water. Cover and steam for 2 hours.

Serve with custard