Mixed Fruit Stirabout

Name: Mixed Fruit Stirabout
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons (60 g) castor sugar; 1 lb (½ kg) fruit (gooseberries, currants, raspberries, blackberries, diced rhubarb or any mixture); ½ teaspoon salt; 1 cup (120 g) flour; Scant 2 cups (4.5 dl) milk; ½ stick (60 g) very soft butter

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

English Provincial Cooking

By Elisabeth Ayrton

Published 1980

About

This is another of the hot, filling puddings made by farmers’ wives, using fruit from the garden or hedgerow as it came into season. It was traditionally served with sugar and thick cream.

Ingredients

1 lb (½ kg) fruit (gooseberries, currants, raspberries,

Europe
United Kingdom
Engalnd
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Cream together the sugar and butter. Sift the flour and salt together and add to the creamed mixture. Stir in milk until the mixture has the consistency of a thick batter. Add the fruit, mixing carefully in order not to break it up. Pour into a greased fireproof dish or baking tin and bake at 350°F (180°C, Gas Mark 4)</