8 oz rich shortcrust pastry
4 oz marmalade, sieved
3 oz unsalted butter
3 oz caster sugar
2 large egg yolks Read more…
Pastry
3 oz unsalted butter
5 oz plain flour
1 oz caster sugar
Filling
2 oz self-raising flour
2 tablespoons cocoa
4 oz unsalted butter
4 oz caster sugar
2 medium eggs, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
5 oz ground almonds, rubbed through a sieve
1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons cold water
Finely grated rind of 1 lemon
2 tablespoons lemon juice
4 heaped tablespoons sieved raspberry jam Read more…
I wonder to which generation readers belong who enjoy this very typical English steamed pudding, said to be a great favourite with Her Majesty’s gentlemen of the Guards: it was considered too good for the other ranks! I hazard, however, that if you make it on a crisp, cold day a new generation of camp followers will be initiated. Read more…
For those who find black treacle too powerful – but I doubt if they will if they are lovers of suet duffs – then brown treacle, difficult to get, or golden syrup can be substituted.
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