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DESSERTS
Ingredients
150 g (5 oz) self-raising flour
pinch of salt
50 g (2 oz) caster sugar
50 g (2 oz) suet
1 egg
150 ml (
1
/
4
pt) milk
30 ml (2 tbsp) jam or golden
syrup
Optional: Add 1 tbsp of
sultanas.
Steamed Suet Sponge Pudding Serves 4
Dish: 1 litre (2 pt) pudding basin
Oven Accessory: glass turntable
1. In a mixing bowl, sift together the flour and salt. Stir in sugar
and suet.
2. Make a well in the centre and add beaten egg and milk.
Mix to a soft dropping consistency.
3. Put the jam in the base of the greased pudding basin and
pour pudding mixture over. Cook on HIGH power for 5-5
1
/
2
mins. until firm.
Desserts
Ingredients
1 cooking apple, peeled and
grated
1 carrot, peeled and grated
1 orange, juice and grated
rind of
400 g (14 oz) mixed dried
fruit
45 ml (3 tbsp) brandy
15 ml (1 tbsp) black treacle
50 g (2 oz) self-raising flour
pinch of salt
15 ml (1 tbsp) cocoa
5 ml (1 tsp) mixed spice
3 ml (
1
/
2
tsp) nutmeg
100 g (4 oz) shredded suet
150 g (5 oz) fresh
breadcrumbs
50 g (2 oz) mixed peel
50 g (2 oz) flaked almonds
2 eggs, beaten
Christmas Pudding Serves 6-8
Dish: 1.3 litre (2
1
/
2
pt) pudding basin lightly greased
Oven Accessory: glass turntable
1. Place apple and carrot in a large bowl. Cover and cook on
HIGH power for 5 mins. Beat well to make a thick puree.
2. Stir in juice, rind and mixed fruit. Cook on HIGH power for 2
mins. Stir in brandy and treacle. Stand for 5 mins. Beat in
rest of ingredients.
3. Press into the pudding basin. Cover with greaseproof paper
and cook on HIGH power for 4 mins. Stand for 5 mins.
Cook on HIGH power for another 2 mins. or until just firm.
N.B. One of the advantages of using your microwave to make
this traditional pudding is that it can be made the week
before Christmas and stored in a cool dry place. Do not
attempt to make the pudding earlier than this, since the
flavour will not improve with keeping, unlike a tradionally
steamed pudding.
