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Spotted Dick
Spotted Dick is a traditional British recipe for a classic steamed pudding of a suet dough base (the 'dick') containing lemon juice and zest and currants (the 'spots') that's cooked in a pudding basin and which is typically served hot with custard. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic British version of: Spotted Dick.
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
90 minutes
Total Time:
110 minutes
Serves:
6–8
Rating: 
Tags : Milk RecipesCake RecipesBritish Recipes
Spotted dick is one of those classic British puddings that everyone has an opinion about. The name itself derives from the currants (the spots) and the dough (the dick) which is a suet dough. This recipe is for a steamed pudding made in a pudding bowl. But I also have a recipe for a
Rolled Spotted Dick.
Ingredients:
350g plain flour
3 tsp baking powder
30g butter
140g shredded suet
85g caster sugar
115g currants
juice and finely-grated
zest of 2 lemons
80ml milk
60ml whipping cream
Method:
Combine the flour, baking powder, suet, sugar and currants in a large bowl, ensuring that you mix them together well. Meanwhile melt the butter in a pan and stir into the flour mixture along with the lemon juice and zest.
Mix together the cream and milk and stir just enough of this into the flour mixture to give you a dropping consistency. Grease a 1.5l pudding basin very well and pour the batter into this. Cover the top with a double layer of greaseproof paper that's been lightly greased then wrap the entire bowl in foil and tie securely. Place in a steamer (or on top of a saucer in a pan of boiling water) and cook for about 90 minutes, or until cooked through (make certain you check the water level so it doesn't boil dry).
Turn onto a serving plate and serve with plenty of custard.
