Syrup Sponge Pudding - 6 Minute Recipe

Microwave Sponge Pudding 

Old-school dessert, treacle sponge pudding made with vegetable suet. 

Takes just 6 minutes to cook and uses storecupboard ingredients. 

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If you're in a hurry and looking for a quick and easy dessert; you've found it!

If you prefer treacle then, of course, you can use that instead of syrup, or jam, it's entirely up to you.

Take no notice of the horrid-looking custard, yes it was a packet mix, after all, I was in a hurry 😉

How to find out the size of any bowl or dish

If you're not sure of the size of your pudding bowl, fill a measuring jug up with tap water to 1-litre (or pint) mark.

However much water your bowl takes, that's the size of your bowl in litres or pints using the same method. 😉

Suet sponge pudding in the microwave

I'm not normally one for cooking things just by microwave.

However, when you just need to eat syrup sponge pudding it can be done in 6 minutes in the microwave!.

Traditionally steaming a sponge pudding would usually take just under 2 hours, so there's a huge difference in timing.

Sponge puddings are a British favourite. They are ready-made and can be popped into the microwave, but the portion sizes are tiny.

If you're going to eat a sponge pudding you're going to want a decent serving and always with loads of hot custard.

Equipment

Kitchen scales

Pyrex 1-litre glass bowl

Wooden spoon

Ingredients

• a glass 1-litre pudding bowl (2 pints)

• 150g self-raising flour

• a pinch of salt

• 50g caster sugar

• 50g Atora vegetable suet

• 1 egg

• 150ml milk

• 100ml golden syrup

How to make it

Mix the flour and salt, and stir in the sugar and suet. Make a well in the centre and add the beaten egg and milk.

Mix to a soft-dropping consistency.

Grease your glass pudding bowl with a little butter and put the syrup in the bottom; you could use jam or treacle.

Pour in the pudding mixture on top of the syrup or jam.

Cover with cling film (pierced with one small hole) and microwave for 6 minutes on HIGH (or until the sponge begins to shrink from the sides and is springy to the touch).

Time based on a 1000w microwave and that's it, job done.

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Author: Jan Bennett

Microwave Syrup Sponge Pudding

Syrup sponge pudding is delicious especially when served with custard!

Prep time: 2 MinCook time: 6 MinTotal time: 8 Min

Ingredients

• 1-litre (2 pints) microwaveable pudding bowl
• 150 g self raising flour
• a pinch of salt
• 50 g caster sugar
• 50 g Atora vegetable suet
• 1 egg
• 150ml (¼ pint) milk
• 100ml Lyle's golden syrup

Instructions

1. Mix the flour and salt, stir in the sugar and suet.
2. Make a well in the centre and add the beaten egg and milk. Mix to a soft dropping consistency.
3. Grease your glass pudding bowl with a little butter and put the syrup in the bottom (you could use jam if you fancy it).
4. Pour in the pudding mixture on top of the syrup or jam.
5. Cover with cling film (pierced with one small hole) and microwave for 6 minutes on HIGH (or until the sponge begins to shrink from the sides and is springy to the touch).
6. Time is based on a 1000w microwave and that's it, job done.

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