When Life Gives You Lemons... 🍋

... Make Sussex Pond Pudding🍋, a traditional recipe which is warming and tasty on a cold damp evening. I had been given a lemon at the pancake party, so produced this on Saturday [first course was a lightweight ham salad, and the pudding served us for 2 days] Turning Out The Pudding was quite a performance. Bob filmed it, in the manner of one of those "unboxing videos"  I'm not sure if it will post to the blog...

Old Fashioned Sussex Pond Pudding [serves 4-6]

• 100 g (4 oz) Atora Suet
• 225 g (8 oz) Self Raising Flour
• 150 ml (¼ pt) cold water, approximately
• 100 g (4 oz) unsalted butter, diced
• 100 g (4 oz) caster sugar
• 1 large thin skinned lemon

1 - Lightly grease and line the base of 1.2 litre (2 pint) pudding basin. In a mixing bowl stir together the flour, Atora Suet and enough water to make a soft, but not sticky dough.

2 - Roll out two thirds of the dough on to a lightly floured surface to 5 mm thick (¼ inch). Line the basin with the dough making sure any splits are sealed well.**

3  - Put half the butter and sugar into the centre of the basin. Prick the lemon well with a skewer and place in the middle, and then surround with the remaining butter and sugar.

4 - Brush the top edges with a little water and roll out the remaining dough into a round shape the same size as the basin. Cover the pudding with the dough and press down well to seal the edges.

5 - Cover with greased greaseproof paper and cook in microwave oven on two third maximum (medium/high) 700 watt for 7-8 minutes or until well risen and just firm to the touch. Leave the pudding to stand for 2-3 minutes before turning out onto a warm dish. OR [better result imho] steam for 2½ hours in a pan half full of boiling water. Do not let it boil dry. 

6 - Serve immediately with yogurt, custard or cream - recipe from Atora Suet

When you cut into it, the buttery lemon sauce pours out to make a pond round the pud!