This is a steamed pudding of brown sugar, butter, milk, flour, dates, raisins, currants, and candied fruit peel. Serve it with custard, whipped cream or ice cream.
Ingredients
- butter: 0.25 cup
- brown sugar: 0.33333 cup
- milk: 1 cup
- dates, pitted and: 12 piece (chopped)
- raisins: 0.5 cup
- currants: 0.25 cup (dried)
- candied mixed fruit peel: 0.25 cup (chopped)
- orange, zested: 1 piece
- baking soda: 1 tsp
- self-rising flour: 1 cup
- ground cinnamon: 2 tsp
- pinch salt: 1 piece
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Stages of cooking
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Generously grease a pudding mold.
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In a large saucepan combine butter, sugar, milk, dates, raisins, currants, mixed fruit peel and zest of the orange; bring to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in baking soda. Sift in the flour, cinnamon and salt; mix gently until blended. Pour into prepared pudding mold.
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Cover with a double layer of greased wax paper and steam for 2 hours.
