Steamed treacle pudding
(from Elyce123’s recipe box)
Source: delicious. March 2004
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 60 minutes
Serves 6 people
Categories: March
Ingredients
- finely grated zest and juice of 1 orange
- 3 tbsp golden syrup
- 175g self-raising flour, sifted
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 175g unsalted butter, softened
- 175g caster or brown sugar
- 3 eggs
Directions
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Grease a 1.2-litre pudding basin.
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Stir half the zest into the golden syrup and spoon into the basin. Mix the flour, baking powder, butter, sugar, eggs and remaining zest in a food processor. (It should be a dropping consistency. If not, add a little orange juice.) Spoon into the pudding basin, then cover. Place in a pan filled with enough water to reach halfway up the basin. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to low and steam, covered, for 2 hours. stand for 10 minutes.
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Run a knife around the side of the pudding and turn out. Pour over the sauce. Serve with cream.