Photo by Gary Corbett
“Who doesn’t like a spotted dick. (Insert giggling here). This traditional English steamed pudding is delicious on a cold night and very moorish. I’ve omitted the suet and added some sour cream and boozed-up the sultanas. You can use other dried fruit or nuts if you want and I’ve changed out the traditional custard for a French style Sabayon. Enjoy!”
Spotted dick ingredients
- 200g sultanas
- 1 cup muscat
- 250g frozen butter
- 400g self-raising flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 150g white sugar
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup milk
- 6 eggs
Method
- Place your sultanas and muscat in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer an cook for 15 minutes. Allow them to cool in the liquid.
- Grate 250g of frozen butter into a bowl. Add 400g of self-raising flour and gently mix through with your fingers so the butter is coated in flour.
- Add 1 teaspoon of salt, 150g of white sugar and the zest from 1 lemon and mix to combine.
- Drain the sultanas and add to the mix. Keep the soaking liquid for the sabayon.
- Whisk 6 eggs with 1/4 cup of sour cream and 1/4 cup milk. Add this to the dry ingredients and mix to combine.
- Butter the inside of your steaming tin then put in 1 tablespoon of plain flour and shake so it coats the butter.
- Transfer the batter to the tin and smooth the top.
- Cut a piece of baking paper to fit over the batter and cut a few slits in the top. Smooth this over the batter and put the lid on the tin.
- In a large pot place a small ramekin or heatproof bowl inside and pour in boiling water to just cover it.
- Place the steaming tin inside on top of the ramekin and put a lid on the pot.
- Bring your water to a simmer and let the pudding steam for 90 to 120 minutes. Every half hour check the water level and add more boiling water if necessary.
- Carefully remove the steaming tin and test to see if the pudding is cooked by putting a knife or skewer in. If it doesn’t come out clean then put the tin back to steam for another 10 or 20 minutes. (In the size tin I have this took 2 hours)
Sabayon ingredients
- 3 eggs (or 6 yolks)
- 150ml muscat (from soaking sultanas)
- 120g white sugar
Method
- Mix all ingredients together until completely combined.
- Transfer to a saucepan and continuously stir on  medium heat until the sabayon has thickened.
- Serve a slice of spotted dick with the sabayon and a dollop of thick cream. Enjoy!
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