ScarlettMixed Fruit Sponge Pudding
March 27th 2007 13:45
Mixed Fruit Sponge Pudding
About Pudding
In the British Isles, and some Commonwealth countries, pudding is the common name for dessert.
Pudding is one of two types of food.
1. The first type of pudding is a solid mass formed by the mixing of various ingredients with a grain product (e.g. batter, flour, cereal) or another binder (e.g. blood, eggs, suet). Puddings can be cooked by three methods: baking, steaming, and boiling. This type of pudding is still common in various places, especially the British Isles, and can be eaten as either a main-course dish or a dessert. In Australia, pudding is usually used to describe this first type, though the term also may be used to refer to the second types as well. These are less common in the U.S.
Many puddings of this type resemble cakes, but are moister and usually served in chunks rather than slices. Others are types of sausages. Dessert pudding is often accompanied by custard or ice cream.
Boiled pudding was a common main course aboard ships in the British Navy in the 18th and 19th centuries. Pudding was used as the primary dish in which daily rations of flour and suet were prepared.
2. The second and newer type of pudding consists of sugar and a thickening agent such as cornstarch, gelatin, eggs, or tapioca to create a sweet dessert similar to custard or mousse. This is the most familiar meaning of the term in the U.S. Pudding may be made from scratch or a mix or may be purchased pre-made. The gelatin dessert company Jell-O is the primary producer of pudding mixtures and prepared pudding snacks.
INGREDIENTS
Serves 4
100 gm butter
100 gm caster sugar
2 eggs
175 gm self-raising flour
2 tablespoons water
50 gm mixed dried fruit
1. Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
2. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then carefully fold in the flour.
3. Stir in the water and dried fruit.
4. Set the microwave at maximum (full).
5. Place the mixture in a greased 1.2 litre bowl.
6. Cover and cook for 5 minutes.
7. Turn the bowl and cook for a further 5 minutes.
8. Remove the cover and leave the pudding to stand for 2 minutes before turning out.
9. Serve hot.
Note:
1. This recipe on cooking times is for a 700 watt microwave cooker.
2. If your microwave has a higher output, then decrease the cooking time, checking two-thirds of the way through the time suggested and continuing to cook as necessary.
3. If your microwave has a lower output, then you will probably have to increase the cooking times slightly. However, there are many factors which influence cooking times, including the actual size of the oven cavity, so always check well-ahead of the maximum time. Remember, you cannot spoil food by removing it halfway through cooking, then putting it back, but once the food is overcooked it is spoilt.
**From “Microwave Cookery” and “Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia”**
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