Dessert Recipes - Chocolate Stodge Recipe

Ingredients

• 50 g/2 oz/1/2 cup self-raising flour

• 30 ml/2 tbsp cocoa (unsweetened chocolate) powder

• 50 g/2 oz/1 cup fresh white breadcrumbs

• 50 g/2 oz/1/2 cup shredded (chopped) vegetable suet

• 50 g/2 oz/1/4 cup caster (superfine) sugar

• 1 egg, beaten

• Cold milk, to mix

• Butter, for greasing

• A little flour

• Mint Custard, to serve

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Method:

1. Sift the flour and cocoa into a bowl. Stir in the remaining dry ingredients, then mix in the egg and enough cold milk to form a very soft, dropping consistency.

2. Grease and flour a 900 ml/3 3/4 cup pudding basin. Spoon in the chocolate mixture.

3. Cover with a double thickness of foil or greaseproof (waxed) paper.

4. Twist and fold under the rim to secure. Steam for 2 hours. turn out and serve with Mint Custard.