Easter puddings

Ingredients

  1. Step 1 175g unsalted butter , softened, plus extra for greasing
  2. Step 2 175g self-raising flour
  3. Step 3 140g soft light brown sugar
  4. Step 4 zest 1 lemon
  5. Step 5 zest 1 orange
  6. Step 6 2 eggs , beaten
  7. Step 7 25g natural glacé cherries , quartered
  8. Step 8 25g sultana
  9. Step 9 25g currant
  10. Step 10 25g mixed peel
  11. Step 11 grating of nutmeg (optional)
Easter puddings
Calories: 474 Carbohydrate: 57 g Protein: 6 g Fat: 27 g
Cook time: 50 minutes Prep time: 20 minutes Total time: 70 minutes Servings: 6

TAGS

Dessert Dinner British Josh Eagleton 30-60 minute 6 serving 600 kcal or less currant currant Easter Entertaining Glacé cherry Glacé cherry Good Food Indulgent Main Make Ahead Marianne lumb MasterChef Old-fashioned pudding Peel Simnel cake Steamed pudding Sultana Sultana

Directions

  1. Step 1 Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Butter 6 individual puddings basins or dariole moulds and line the bottom of each with a small circle of baking parchment. Sit them in a deep roasting tin and boil the kettle.
  2. Step 2 Place the butter, flour, sugar and zests and eggs into a bowl with a pinch of salt. Whisk with an electric hand whisk until just combined. Stir in the dried fruit, then divide between the moulds. Carefully pour hot water from the kettle into the tin until it comes about one-third to halfway up the sides of the moulds. Bake for 25-30 mins until a skewer pushed in comes out clean. Serve straight away. If making ahead, leave the puds to cool, cover for up to a day, then turn out of the moulds into a microwave-proof dish and microwave, three at a time, for 1-2 mins on High until hot. Turn out the puddings, pour over some of the Nutmeg custard (see recipe, below) and add a grating of nutmeg, if you like.