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Steamed Puddings - A Traditional British Dish
The familiar dome of a steamed pudding is usually greeted with pleasure in most British homes. Because fewer people cook nowadays, they are sold in supermarkets and still enjoyed by most people.
They can be either sweet or savoury. The most famous savoury one is Steak and Kidney Pudding which is made with a suet pastry pressed to the sides of a traditional pudding basin (see picture below), this is then filled with cubes of beef, kidneys and sliced onions with a little gravy. A suet pastry lid is then put on top.
Steamed desserts include Traditional Christmas Pudding, Sussex Pond Pudding, Jam Roly Poly and Chocolate Fruit Pudding - see the recipe below.
There is no doubt, both sweet and savoury puddings are not recommended for people on a diet. In this country we say they are 'rib sticking' food because you put weight on eating too many of them.
Traditionally, it is more customary to make or buy them in the winter when people want hot, comforting food.
*Picture above: copyright .Fabio. Used under a Creative Commons License.
They can be either sweet or savoury. The most famous savoury one is Steak and Kidney Pudding which is made with a suet pastry pressed to the sides of a traditional pudding basin (see picture below), this is then filled with cubes of beef, kidneys and sliced onions with a little gravy. A suet pastry lid is then put on top.
Steamed desserts include Traditional Christmas Pudding, Sussex Pond Pudding, Jam Roly Poly and Chocolate Fruit Pudding - see the recipe below.
There is no doubt, both sweet and savoury puddings are not recommended for people on a diet. In this country we say they are 'rib sticking' food because you put weight on eating too many of them.
Traditionally, it is more customary to make or buy them in the winter when people want hot, comforting food.
*Picture above: copyright .Fabio. Used under a Creative Commons License.
Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first.
Recipe for Chocolate Fruit Pudding
Ingredients
4oz butter
1/2 cup (4oz) castor (super fine) sugar
1-1/2 cups self raising (cake) flour
2 eggs
3oz dried fruit like raisins, sultanas, chopped dates
2 tbs cocoa, mixed to a paste in 2 tbs water
1 tbs milk
Method
2. Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
3. Gradually beat the eggs into the mixture (add a tbs of flour if it starts to curdle), then fold in the flour a little at a time, then the fruit, cocoa mixture and milk.
4. Put into the pudding basin. Cover with greased kitchen aluminium foil, with a pleat right through the middle and overlapping by 3 or 4 inches all the way round the basin. Tie string around the top of the basin to hold the foil firmly.
5. If you have a steamer, place the pudding basin in the top part. If not, put it in the saucepan, the water should come about half way up the basin. Keep the water simmering in either steamer bottom or saucepan and cook for 1-1/2 hours (one and a half hours). Check the water regularly to ensure it doesn't boil dry.
4oz butter
1/2 cup (4oz) castor (super fine) sugar
1-1/2 cups self raising (cake) flour
2 eggs
3oz dried fruit like raisins, sultanas, chopped dates
2 tbs cocoa, mixed to a paste in 2 tbs water
1 tbs milk
Method
Pudding in a British Pudding Basin
Copyright ©Janerc
Used under the Creative Commons License
2. Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
3. Gradually beat the eggs into the mixture (add a tbs of flour if it starts to curdle), then fold in the flour a little at a time, then the fruit, cocoa mixture and milk.
4. Put into the pudding basin. Cover with greased kitchen aluminium foil, with a pleat right through the middle and overlapping by 3 or 4 inches all the way round the basin. Tie string around the top of the basin to hold the foil firmly.
5. If you have a steamer, place the pudding basin in the top part. If not, put it in the saucepan, the water should come about half way up the basin. Keep the water simmering in either steamer bottom or saucepan and cook for 1-1/2 hours (one and a half hours). Check the water regularly to ensure it doesn't boil dry.
Very Important
If you are using a saucepan or steamer, do not let it boil dry otherwise your pan will burn and the pudding will probably burn too or at least not taste good.
Variation
Don't want chocolate? Leave out the cocoa and add 2tbs of coffee or 1 or 2 teasp of your favourite spice for example. Mix coffee with water as for cocoa, otherwise add spice with dry ingredients and add an extra 2 tbs of milk.
Dessert Cookbooks
Good Old-Fashioned Puddings
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English Pudding
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ENGLISH PUDDINGS: Sweet and Savoury
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English Desserts, Puddings, Cakes, and Scones (Including Marmalades, Jams & Chutneys)
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The Pudding Club Book: 100 Luscious Recipes from the Pudding Club
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How to make steamed lemon pudding
Cooking Equipment
Oster 5712 Electronic 2-Tier 6-Quart Food Steamer
Amazon Price: $39.97 (as of 12/29/2009)
Black & Decker HS2776 Double-Decker Flavor-Scenter Steamer Deluxe Food Steamer
Amazon Price: $39.99 (as of 12/29/2009)
Mason Cash Pudding Basin - 6½"
Amazon Price: $20.00 (as of 12/29/2009)
"Just think of all those women on the Titanic who said, "No, thank you," to dessert that night. And for what!"
Erma Bombeck
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- Auntiekatkat Auntiekatkat May 18, 2009 @ 10:05 am
- Welcome to the very best of squidoo food lens group. a> We look forward to more of your lens in our group. Just reading about British Puddings has put an inch on my hips!
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- AppalachianCountry AppalachianCountry Apr 23, 2009 @ 10:12 am
- Great lens. We want to try chocolate fruit pudding, it looks wonderful and seems easy to fix. Thank-you for the video, too.
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- flighty02 flighty02 Feb 3, 2009 @ 9:47 am
- Yet another great lens! Welcome to The Cooks Cafe group
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- LisaKnowsTheSecret LisaKnowsTheSecret Sep 25, 2008 @ 6:49 am
- Steamed pudding is my absolute favourite, especially with custard or chocolate sauce - yummy. 5* for a fab recipe.
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- lakeerieartists lakeerieartists Sep 11, 2008 @ 7:53 am
- More recipes for me to explore. Welcome to the Comfort Food Group.
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