Best Plum Duff Recipes

PLUM DUFF

Steps:

• Mix all dry ingredients except baking soda and make a well in the middle.
• Add golden syrup and melted butter.
• Dissolve baking soda in milk, add lemon rind or essence and mix together.
• Scald a pudding cloth and flour generously.
• To do this you will need a piece of calico or a cotton tea towel at least 65cm in diameter.
• Scald the cloth in boiling water then wring out and lay cloth out on a flat surface.
• Sprinkle both sides lightly with flour.
• Place the cloth over a large bowl and push it into the bowl from the center to form a lining.
• Or you can use a greased pudding basin.
• Add mixture, then tie up the cloth but not too tightly.
• Have a pot of water boiling and place a plate, such as a saucer, upended in the bottom to keep the pudding off the base of the pot and add the pudding.
• Boil for 3 hours.
• The flour on the cloth should give pudding a lovely thick skin.
• This plum duff is delicious with custard or cream.

PLUM DUFF

Steps:

• Take a strong cloth and dip in boiling water, then dust cloth thickly with self raising flour and put mixture in cloth and tie securely.
• Boil for 3 hours.

TINY TIM'S PLUM PUDDING

Steps:

• Generously grease an 8-cup pudding mold, metal gelatin mold or ovenproof bowl; set aside., In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. In another bowl, mix bread crumbs, flour, orange zest, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, salt and cloves; gradually add to creamed mixture. Fold in plums, dates, raisins, carrots and currants., Transfer to prepared pudding mold. Cover tightly with heavy-duty foil; tie foil with kitchen string to secure., Place on a rack in a stockpot; add 3 in. hot water to pot. Bring water to a gentle boil; steam cake, covered, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 2 to 2-1/2 hours, adding more water to pot as needed. Remove pudding from pot; let stand 5 minutes before unmolding., Meanwhile, in a bowl, beat hard sauce ingredients until smooth and creamy. Unmold pudding onto a serving plate; serve warm with sauce.

SUPERB ENGLISH PLUM PUDDING

Steps:

• Blend the fruits, citron, peel, spices and suet and place in a bowl or jar. Add 1/4 cup cognac, cover tightly and refrigerate for 4 days, adding 1/4 cup cognac each day.
• Soak the bread crumbs in milk and sherry or port. Combine the well-beaten eggs and sugar. Blend with the fruit mixture. Add salt and mix thoroughly. Put the pudding in buttered bowls or tins, filling them about 2/3 full. Cover with foil and tie it firmly. Steam for 6-7 hours. Uncover and place in a 250°F. oven for 30 minutes. Add a dash of cognac to each pudding, cover with foil and keep in a cool place.
• To use, steam again for 2-3 hours and unmold. Sprinkle with sugar; add heated cognac. Ignite and bring to the table. Serve with hard sauce or cognac sauce.