Steam Pudding
Ingredients
100 gm Butter or margarine
100 gm Granulated white sugar
2 Egg(s)
150 gm Plain flour
1� tsp Baking powder
3 Tbsp Milk
Method
Cream the butter or margarine and sugar, then beat in the eggs. Add the dry ingredients and milk alternately. Pour into a greased pudding basin, cover with foil secured with string or a rubberband and steam for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
Variation
Fudge: Adjust the standard ingredients as follows:
5 oz butter or margarine (125 gm) 5 oz brown sugar (125gm) 2 Tbsp milk 1 Tbsp golden syrup
Coat the pudding basin with a fairly thick layer of butter or margarine and then more brown sugar before pouring in the mixture.
Upside-down pudding: Adjust the standard ingredients as follows:
5 oz butter or margarine (125gm) 5 oz brown sugar (125gm) fruit of choice (eg pineapple, apple, plums, etc)
Line the base of an greased ovenproof dish with fresh fruit (or tinned) before spooning the mixture over the fruit. Bake for 1 1/2 hours at 180�C.
24 Sep 2023
Shirl Seath