Possible Name Origin, And A Real English Gramma's Recipe
Sunny, while Spotted Dick is a British pudding it isn't something that many people here actually eat. We used to be forced to eat it as part of school lunches and I loathed it!
My grandma's recipe for it is below
285g (10oz) Self-Raising Flour,br> 150g (5oz) Shredded Suet
150ml (¼ pint) Milk
110-160g (4-6oz) Currants or Raisins
85g (3oz) Castor Sugar
1 Lemon, zest only, finely grated
Pinch Salt
Mix all of the dry ingredients, including the grated lemon zest, together thoroughly
Add enough milk to produce a soft dough.
Turn out onto a floured surface.
Roll out the mixture to produce a roll approximately 15cm (6 in) long and 5cm (2 in) in diameter.
Prepare either a tea towel lightly dusted with flour, or sheet of kitchen foil or a double thickness of greaseproof paper, brushed with melted butter.
Wrap loosely but securely, leaving enough space for it to rise.
Tie or seal the ends.
Place in the steamer and cover tightly.
Steam for 1½ to 2 hours.
It's served with hot custard.
I have never known of anyone dousing that pudding in alcohol and igniting it......we do that with our Christmas pudding!!
The name is a bit of a mystery but I think the spotted part relates to the fruit and the dick part is a bastardisation of the German word for thick
