Lonely Planet India - August 2016

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Spotted dick

World on your Plate

The United Kingdom

GLOBETROTTER

This

much-loved

pudding has

found a place

in Charles

Dickens’s

A Christmas

Carol

I

F there’s a dessert that

screams old-school British

it definitely has to be the spotted

dick. And no it’s not what

you’re thinking – the spotted

dick is a fruity steamed pudding

traditionally made with

citrus zest and currants

and served in thick slices

with hot custard.

Ù 250g self-raising flour

Ù Pinch of salt

Ù 125g shredded margarine

Ù 180g currants

Ù 80g caster sugar

Ù Finely-grated zest of 1 lemon

Ù Finely-grated zest of 1 small

orange

Ù 150ml milk plus 2 to 3 tbsp

Ù Custard to serve

1. Place the flour and salt
   in a bowl. Add the margarine
   currants caster sugar
   lemon zest and orange zest.


2. Pour in 150ml of milk and
   mix to a moist dough adding
   extra milk if required.


3. Shape the dough into a fat roll
   about 20cm long and place it on
   a rectangle of baking parchment.
   Wrap the parchment loosely
   around the dough to allow
   for rising and tie off the ends.


4. Place a steamer over a large
   pan of boiling water. Place the
   parchment-wrapped pudding
   in the steamer cover and steam
   for one-and-a-half hours.


5. Remove the pudding from
   the steamer and allow to cool
   before you unwrap it.


6. Serve slices of the spotted dick
   with custard to pour over.

30 July 2016