Date and Walnut Pudding is a classic British pudding. The steamed sponge pudding technique is the same for all flavors, so let your imagination loose with flavors. The classics include ginger, treacle, lemon or golden syrup. The recipe here combines dates and walnuts and a little lemon to create a delicious and moreish pudding perfect for a winters day.
Prep Time: 45 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours, 00 minute
Ingredients:
- 6 oz/175g self raising flour
- Pinch salt
- 3 oz/ 75g shredded suet
- 2 oz/ 50g fine sugar
- 1/4 pint/150ml
- 4 oz/ 100g dates and walnuts chopped
- Zest of 1 unwaxed lemon
Preparation:
Serves 6
Look at the Cooking Tutorial for step-by-step instructions.
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- Grease a 1 ½ pint pudding basin with soft unsalted butter.
- Mix the flour, salt, suet, dates, walnut, lemon rind and sugar together. Make a well in the center and add enough milk to create a dropping consistency.
- Place in the pudding basin and smooth the surface with a spoon. Cover the basin with two circles of greaseproof paper secured with kitchen string.
- Steam over rapidly boiling water for 1 ½ to 2 hours. Check frequently to make sure water has not boiled dry - top up with boiling water as needed.
- Serve warm with custard.
Look at the Cooking Tutorial for step-by-step instructions.
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