Steamed Plum Pudding

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 120 min
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Description

This steamed plum pudding made with dates, raisins, currants, and candied fruit peel is perfect for Christmas. Delicious served warm with ice cream.

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 cup milk
12 dates, pitted and chopped
1/2 cup raisins
1/4 cup dried currants
1/4 cup candied mixed fruit peel, chopped
1 orange, zested
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup self-rising flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 pinch salt

Directions

1 Generously grease a pudding mold.
2 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.
3 Cover with a double layer of greased wax paper and steam for 2 hours.