Tesco Light Vegetable Suet 200G

Preparation Guidelines

Steamed Fruit Pudding.
Cooking time: 2 hours 30 mins
Makes: 1 pack makes 1 pudding / serves 6
Method: Hob

You will need: 
• 600g mixed fruit 
• 2 tbsp butter , plus extra for greasing
• 200g caster sugar
• 400g plain flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 200g light vegetable suet
• 1 lemon
Soft butter for greasing
Method
• To make the filling, mix the fruits of choice in a bowl with the butter, broken into bits, 125g of the sugar. Stir and put to the side.
• To make the suet pastry, put the flour, baking powder, remaining sugar, lemon zest and suet in a bowl. Pour in 200ml cold water and stir with a round-bladed knife to bring the mixture together as a dough. Tip onto a lightly floured surface, knead briefly until smooth, then cut off 1/4 and set aside.
• Very generously grease a 1.8 litre (3 pint) pudding basin. Roll out the biggest piece of dough to a circle large enough to line the inside of the basin right up to the rim. Press the pastry into the basin so that it is an even thickness, then spoon in the fruit mixture. Roll out the remaining pastry to make a round to fit as a lid on top of the basin. Brush round the edge with water, then place on top of the filling, wetted-side down, and seal all the way round with the sides to enclose.
• Cover the basin with a double layer of greased baking parchment and foil, pleating them first to allow for expansion (alternatively, use muslin). Then tie with string, adding a string handle for easy lifting in and out of the pan.
• Put an upturned heatproof saucer in the base of a large pan and put the pudding basin on top. Pour in boiling water from the kettle to come 3/4 up the side of the basin, then cover the pan tightly with a lid. Leave to simmer for 2 hrs 30 mins over a low heat. If you need to, top with more boiling water.
• Remove the pudding from the pan and leave to settle for 5 mins, then turn out onto a plate.