Apple Suet Pudding (Apple Dick!)

Ingredients

300g SR Flour
10g Baking powder
150g Shredded Suet
1 tsp Mixed spice
75g Caster sugar
200g Bramley apple (diced)
Finely grated zest of 2 lemons
200ml Milk

Method

1. Mix together the dry ingredients with the apple and lemon zest.

2. Pour in 185ml of the milk and stir together, adding more milk if necessary to get a binding / dropping consistency (the wetter the mix, the lighter the sponge).

3. Roll the mix into a 15-20 cm x 5 cm diameter cylinder – wrap in buttered greaseproof paper, with a fold to allow space for the sponge to rise, and tie the paper at both ends.

4. Put in a hot steamer and cook for about one hour. 

5. Remove the paper and slice the pudding into portions – serve with custard.

Status

Cooked now- colloquially title 'Santa's Dick' as a Christmas dish in a gastropub - made a half size version - texture good, but not sweet enough and the lemon didn't work for me, would add some dark brown sugar next time, some more cinnamon, and leave out the lemon!