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Pies, Puddings & Crumbles

Treacle Pudding

A simple steamed syrup sponge, treacle pudding is guaranteed to please. Steam traditionally or microwave in 5 minutes.
Difficulty
Easy
Preparation Time
Less than 30 minutes
Cooking Time
Over 2 hours
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  • 180g
    Plain flour
  • 180g
    Unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
  • 180g
    Demerara sugar
  • 3 tbsp
    Golden syrup
  • 1 tbsp
    Black treacle
  • 3
    Eggs
  • 3 tsp
    Baking powder

Approximate Times

  • Preparation :
    Less than 30 minutes
  • Cooking :
    Over 2 hours

Method

  1. Grease a 1 Litre pudding basin with butter. Put the golden syrup in to the bottom of the basin.
  2. In a separate bowl, using an electric hand whisk, mix the flour, baking powder, butter, eggs, sugar and treacle until well combined.
  3. Pour the mixture into the basin and cover with a piece of greaseproof paper.
  4. Take a piece of tin foil and make a pleat down the middle, then place this over the top of pudding basin and tie it in place like a lid. The pleat allows the foil to expand during cooking.
  5. Place an upturned saucer or a ramekin in a deep saucepan and sit the pudding on top. Add boiling water until it comes half-way up the basin. Place a lid on the pan and simmer gently to stream the pudding for about 2ΒΌ hours, topping up the water as necessary.
  6. To check if the pudding is cooked, insert a metal skewer into the pudding. If it comes out clean it is ready.
  7. Carefully remove the pudding from the pan. Loosen the edges by running a table knife around the pudding and turn out onto a plate.

Notes

To cook in the microwave, spoon the mixture into the pudding basin until three-quarters full, then smooth the surface with the back of a spoon. Loosely cover with clingfilm (allow room for the clingfilm to inflate as the mixture rises) and place in the microwave for five minutes. The pudding is done when a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Leave to stand for five minutes, before turning out onto a deep plate and remove the basin.