My Fair Lady - A Traditional British Steamed Pudding! Recipe
Ingredients
- (100 grams/4 ounces) All-purpose flour
- (1/4 teaspoon) salt
- (1.5 teaspoons) Baking powder
- (100 grams/4 ounces) breadcrumbs
- (75 grams/3 ounces) sugar
- Finely grated rind of 1 medium orange (or lemon)
- (75 grams/ 3 ounces) Crisco (Shredded suet or suet substitute, Vegetable Suet, Lard)
- (1) large egg
- (6 to 8 tablespoons) Cold milk
- Caramel Sauce
- Custard (See video below)
- 1. Sift flour, salt and baking powder into bowl.
- 2. Add breadcrumbs, sugar, finely grated rind of 1 medium orange, ( or lemon) and Crisco
- 3. Mix to a soft batter with beaten egg and milk
- 4. (Optional) I added a few tablespoons of caramel sauce from the Orange Tian, to the bottom of a buttered 1 litre/2 pint pudding basin
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 164g | |
| Calories 234 | |
| Calories from Fat 45 | 19% |
| Total Fat 4.95g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat 2.34g | 9% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 101mg | 34% |
| Sodium 140mg | 6% |
| Potassium 182mg | 5% |
| Total Carbs 43.98g | 12% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.0g | 0% |
| Sugars 25.78g | 17% |
| Protein 6.25g | 10% |
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