Autumn Pudding Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Cut 2 x 5cm-wide strips of parchment and lay them up the sides of a 1.2-litre pudding basin, making a cross on the bottom of the dish. Make sure there is some overhang to help you release the pudding when cooked. Grease again. Lay a square of foil and equal-size square of greased parchment on top of each other, folding a pleat down the middle.
• To make the filling, chop plums, apples and pears into 1cm cubes and place in a bowl with the blackberries. Add butter, broken into bits, 125g of sugar and cinnamon. Stir and put to the side.
• Sift flour into mixing bowl. Mix in suet, remaining sugar and zest. Add a few drops of water, working it through with a cutlery knife, then keep adding water until you have soft dough. Using your hand, bring the dough together into a smooth ball. Tip out onto a lightly floured surface. Tear the dough into ¾ and ¼ parts. Roll the larger portion into a rough circle, approx 20cm. Drop into the basin and press up the sides until you have a slight overhang. Tip the filling into the pastry case. Roll out the remaining ¼ to make a lid, then press the pastry edges together to firmly seal. Tuck the protruding flaps of parchment down onto pastry.
• Put foil/parchment on top (foil side up), pressing and squeezing the foil round the edges to make a fitted lid. Tie string securely around the lid, making a handle with extra doubled-up string. Put in a deep roasting tin, then pour boiling water to 1-2cm below foil line. Cook for 2 hrs, topping up water level if it gets too low. Unwrap, release edges using parchment tabs and invert onto a plate.

Steps:

• Choose pears or apples, if you pick pears use the ginger, for apples use the cinnamon.
• There are two parts to this recipe, the cake and the topping.
• To make the cake: Lightly grease an 8-inch square or 9-inch round pan.
• Place the fruit in the pan, and sprinkle it with the lemon juice.
• In a medium-sized bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, baking powder, spice, and salt till smooth.
• Beat in the egg, then add the flour alternately with the milk (1/2 cup flour, the milk, remaining 1/2 cup flour), beating after each addition.
• Spoon the batter over the fruit in the pan, spreading it to mostly cover.
• To make the topping: Whisk together the sugar, cornstarch, salt, and spice.
• Sprinkle this mixture over the batter, then carefully pour the hot water over all.
• It will puddle on top; that's OK.
• Bake the cake in a preheated 375°F oven for about 60 minutes, until it's nicely browned on the top.
• Remove it from the oven, and serve warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
• Yield: 8 to 9 servings.

Steps:

• Preheat oven 350°F.
• With butter, grease a 1 quart shallow baking dish.
• In medium saucepan, combine brown sugar, water, corn syrup, cinnamon, and cloves.
• Bring to a boil over med heat, stirring occasionally.
• Reduce heat and simmer.
• Remove from heat and cool slightly.
• In baking dish,arrange ingredients in a single layer of bread, bananas, apples, raisins, peanuts and almonds.
• Remove and discard spices from sugar syrup. Slowly pour syrup over bread and fruit mixture to moisten bread well.
• Reserve some syrup to use at serving.
• Cover and bake for 20- 25 minutes or until apples are tender.
• Uncover and continue baking 10-15 minutes until pudding top is.
• crisp and golden.
• Serve warm with syrup and whipped cream if desired.