Gluten-Free Spotted Dick

5 from 1 vote

Spotted Dick is a glorious traditional suet pudding studded with currants, mixed peel and spices, designed to warm you from the inside out.

Prep Time20

Cook Time2

Total Time2 20

Course: Afternoon Tea

Cuisine: British

Servings: people

Calories: 538kcal

Author: Georgina Hartley

Ingredients

125 g currants
3 tablespoons rum or whisky, brandy or orange juice
140 g sweet rice flour
120 g oat flour
100 g almond flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon sea salt
180 g fresh beef suet
125 g soft brown sugar
40 g mixed peel
¾ teaspoon mixed spice see notes
225-250 g whole milk

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Place the currants in a small bowl and spoon over the rum, leaving them to soak for at least an hour.
Sift the flours, baking powder and sea salt into a large bowl.
Stir in the suet, sugar, soaked currants (without the excess liquid), mixed peel and spices.
Pour in just enough milk to make soft dough, mixing together with your hands.
Shape the dough into a thick log and loosely wrap in muslin or cheesecloth, securing the ends with string.
Wrap in aluminium foil.
Place the Spotted Dick in a large saucepan, pour boiling water all around the spotted dick until it has submerged and bring up to a boil. Turn the heat down to simmer, put the lid on and leave to cook for two hours.
Remove the Spotted Dick carefully from the water and serve immediately with lashings of custard.

Notes

Oat flour. If you can't digest oats then you can substitute with sorghum flour.

Mixed Spice. I urge you to make your own mixed spice which tastes so much better than shop bought. This recipe is also ideal if you can't find it in your local grocery store British Mixed Spice Recipe.

Vegan version. You can swap the beef suet for vegan suet and swap the whole milk for a plant based milk like almond milk.

Re-heat. The best way to re-heat it is by re-wrapping in muslin and steaming for 45 minutes - 1 hour. Or at a push you can microwave it for a minute or two.

Freezing. You can freeze this Spotted Dick recipe for up to 2 months. Make sure it has cooled completely then double wrapped tightly in plastic wrap and aluminium foil before storing in the freezer. Allow to thaw completely at room temperature by re-heating as above.

Ingredient measurements

Please note when you see ‘grams’ listed as opposed to ‘millilitres,’ or any other term of measurement, that is not incorrect. I weigh all of my ingredients, including liquids, for accuracy.
US customary measurements for the ingredients provided are based on a conversion calculator. This recipe was tested with metric measurements and I recommend using a digital scale to weigh ingredients for the most accurate results. READ MORE >>> Why you should always weigh vs measuring with cups

Nutrition information

Please note that the nutrition information provided below is an estimate based on an online nutrition calculator. It will vary based on the specific ingredients you use. Please seek a professional nutritionist’s advice for further clarification.

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