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Little steamed ginger puddings (recipes)








Serves 4



Preparation time

less than 30 mins



Cooking time

30 mins to 1 hour

















Ingredients



100g/3½oz unsalted butter, softened100g/3½oz caster sugar2 free-range eggs, lightly beaten125g/4½oz crystallised ginger, finely chopped125g/4½oz self-raising flour, sifted150ml/5fl oz milkTo servecustardcrystallised ginger



Method



1. Lightly butter four 250ml/9fl oz pudding basins.2. Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and creamy. Add the eggs a little at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir through the crystallised ginger.3. Fold in spoonfuls of sifted flour, alternating with spoonfuls of milk until all the milk is used up and you have a smooth batter.4. Spoon into the pudding basins.5. Cut four pieces of baking paper large enough to cover the basins and fold a thin pleat down the middle of each one. Place a piece over each basin and tie with string.6. Put the puddings in a steamer over a saucepan of gently simmering water and steam for 40 minutes, or until cooked through. Check the water level in the saucepan from time to time to make sure it doesn' t boil dry.7. Turn out and serve with custard and a sprinkling of crystallised ginger.