Seven-cup pudding with butterscotch sauce Recipe

Seven-cup pudding with butterscotch sauce Recipe

  • 1 mug raisins
  • 1 mug sultanas
  • 1 mug self-raising flour
  • 1 mug shredded suet
  • 1 mug fresh breadcrumbs
  • 1 mug light muscovado sugar
  • 1 level tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 heaped tsp ground mixed spice
  • 1 mug whole milk
  • 1 medium free-range egg, beaten
  • butter, for greasing
  • 75g/2¾oz light muscovado sugar
  • 50g/2oz butter
  • 150ml/5fl oz double cream
  • few drops vanilla extract
  • crème fraîche, to serve
  1. For the pudding, place the first six mugfuls of ingredients into a bowl with the spices and mix well.
  2. Add the milk and beaten egg and mix well.
  3. Grease a 1 litre/1¾ pint pudding basin with butter, then pour the pudding mixture into the basin.
  4. Cover with baking paper or foil, then place into a steamer set over a pan of simmering water and cook for about 2½ hours, or until cooked through.
  5. For the butterscotch sauce, place all the sauce ingredients (not the crème fraîche) into a pan and heat gently until the sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil and boil for three minutes, stirring frequently, until thickened and smooth.
  6. To serve, turn the pudding out onto a serving plate and serve with the butterscotch sauce and crème fraîche.