Spotted Dick (Classic)

Name: Spotted Dick (Classic)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups self-raising flour; 75g shredded suet; 75g caster sugar; 150g currants or raisins; zest of 1 lemon; 150ml whole milk; pinch salt; custard to serve

A traditional British steamed suet pudding, studded with currants and traditionally served with a pool of hot custard.

Total time

130 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

120 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

British

vegetarian

Ingredients

1 1/2 cupsself-raising flour

75gshredded suet

75gcaster sugar

150gcurrants or raisins

zest of 1lemon

150mlwhole milk

pinchsalt

custardto serve

Instructions

Mix flour, suet, sugar, currants, lemon zest and salt.

Add milk to form a soft dough.

Shape into a log. Wrap in buttered foil.

Steam over boiling water for 1.5-2 hours.

Unwrap and serve with custard.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

268

Protein

5.8g

Fat

1.8g

Carbs

58.2g

Fiber

1.8g

Sodium

2237mg

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