What should I make for dinner tonight? This might just be the number one question that we ask ourselves almost daily over here.
Then you have come to the right place, we have rounded up 15 english steamed pudding recipe that we have shared over the years.
Plus, there is such a variety of flavours in these recipes, so you are sure to find something for you. Most of these recipes are quick and easy ones made especially for busy weeknights.
15 English Steamed Pudding Recipe
Traditional Spotted Dick (English Steamed Pudding)
Stacey’s Bakewell Steamed Pudding
Date and Walnut Steamed Pudding
Date and Walnut Steamed Pudding
Spotted Dick! Traditional British Steamed Fruit Sponge Pudding
Spotted Dick – English Steamed Pudding
Traditional Spotted Dick – UK Christmas Pudding
Easy Christmas Pudding
Steamed marmalade pudding with thick English custard
Traditional Spotted Dick Pudding Recipe
Christmas steamed sponge pudding
Slow Cooker Steamed Spotted Dick Pudding
What is a British steamed pudding?
The two meanings of “pudding”
American puddings are closer to what the Brits would call “custard.” A British pudding is a dish, savory or sweet, that’s cooked by being boiled or steamed in something: a dish, a piece of cloth, or even animal intestine.
How do you make steam pudding?
Place the pudding into the steamer set over a saucepan of simmering water, or use a large saucepan with a saucer in the bottom. Steam for several hours, or as recipe indicates. Top up water when necessary. When the pudding is steamed, cut the string around the bowl.
What is an English school pudding?
The UK is, of course, famous for it’s damp weather, so British school puddings were typically designed to fill the tummies of young diners with something warm and satisfying before they went to play outside.
What is a steamed pudding and why is it called a pudding?
Steamed pudding is a variety of English pudding with a long tradition in the British cuisine, basically consisting of a combination of ingredients that are steamed inside either a special pudding basin or another similar vessel suitable for steaming.
What is English pudding made of?
English dessert puddings are more homogenous and usually involve eggs, starch and dairy, not unlike a dense cake. Sweet English puddings include treacle pudding made from steamed sponge cake, and Christmas pudding made from dried fruit held together by egg and suet.
What is black pudding UK?
Black pudding is made with blood. Usually pigs blood. While ‘pure’ blood sausages are common across Europe, in Britain we have a long tradition of adding coarsely milled grains like oats or pearl barley to these types of sausages.
Do you put a lid on when steaming a pudding?
The pan or steamer attachment should be covered with a lid as this creates the steamy enviroment in which the pudding cooks, as well as trying to limit the evaporation of water from the pan and the condensation that will build up in the kitchen.
How do you steam pudding without a steamer?
Generally you would place the pudding in a deep roasting tin or a casserole. Then add boiling water so that it is about half way up the side of the basin and then cover the whole thing with a tent of strong foil which needs to be pinched tightly around the edge.
Can I reheat a steamed pudding?
To reheat in the oven, remove wrappings from the pudding. Wrap in foil and reheat at 300ºF (150ºC) for an hour or until hot. To reheat on the stovetop, remove wrappings and place the pudding in the original mould. Cover tightly.
What is a British biscuit?
Scone (UK) / Biscuit (US)
These are the crumbly cakes that British people call scones, which you eat with butter, jam, sometimes clotted cream and always a cup of tea.
What are biscuits called in America?
In most of North America, nearly all hard sweet biscuits are called “cookies“, while the term “biscuit” is used for a soft, leavened quick bread similar to a scone – see biscuit (bread).