-
1
Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
-
2
Beat in egg and vanilla.
-
3
Combine the flour with the baking powder and sift together so they are well combined, and then lightly fold in the dry ingredients alternately with milk.
-
4
Fold in fruit or nuts.
-
5
Spoon the syrup into the base of a greased 4 cup pudding basin.
-
6
Add the batter on top.
-
7
On top of the pudding basin put 2 layers of foil, covering the top of the pudding.
-
8
Grease the foil in contact with the pudding.
-
9
You can tie string around the top of the basin to secure the foil and make a handle for lifting outof the hot water.
-
10
Place the pudding basin in a large saucepan with enough boiling water to come halfway up the sides of the basin.
-
11
To make this easy first put the pudding basin in a dry pot and then fill with boiling water from the kettle.
-
12
Bring the water back to the boil then reduce the heat and simmer, covered for 1 1/2 hours.
-
13
Lift the pudding from the water, remove foil and unmould pudding onto a serving plate.
-
14
Serve it sliced in wedges with ice-cream, cream or custard.
