Oriental Ginger Pudding

Ingredients:

• 6 oz. self-raising flour
• a pinch of salt
• 1½ heaped tsp ground ginger
• 3 oz. shredded suet
• 1½ oz. soft brown sugar
• 1½ oz. preserved stem ginger, drained and chopped
• 3 tbsp golden syrup, warmed
• 1 egg, beaten

Directions: Sieve together the flour, salt and ground ginger. Mix with the suet, sugar and chopped stem ginger. Add the warmed syrup and the egg, and mix well. Transfer to a greased 2-pint pudding basin, cover securely and steam for 1½ hours. Turn out on a warmed dish and serve with extra syrup and custard.

From: Three Ways House Hotel, Home of The Pudding Club.