Desserts · Original adaptation
Individual Sussex Pond Puddings Recipe
Steamed suet puddings enclosing lemon, butter, and brown sugar that form a sharp caramel sauce.
Inspired by The Great British Bake Off, Season 11, Episode 8
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Individual Sussex Pond Puddings
- Prep
- 30 min
- Bake
- 2 hrs
- Total
- 2 hrs 30 min
- Makes
- 4 puddings
Ingredients
- 200 g self-raising flour
- 100 g shredded vegetable suet
- Pinch of salt
- 120 ml whole milk
- 2 small unwaxed lemons
- 100 g unsalted butter
- 120 g light brown sugar
Method
Mix flour, suet, salt, and milk into a soft dough. Reserve one-quarter and roll the rest to line four buttered 300 ml pudding basins.
Pierce each lemon several times and halve it. Put half a lemon, 25 g butter, and 30 g sugar into each basin.
Top with dough lids, seal, cover with pleated baking paper and foil, and tie securely.
Steam over gently simmering water for 2 hours, topping up as needed, then rest for 5 minutes before turning out.
From the episode
Desserts (Quarterfinals)
This adaptation starts from the episode's desserts brief and reshapes it for ordinary home equipment and a manageable batch.
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The sources below document the episode challenge. The quantities and method on this page are independently written by Baking Show Guide; they are not copied from a contestant or broadcaster recipe.
