This was whether you call it spot dick , recognise frankfurter , or make out richard , this steamer currant pud is one of the most darling british dessert .

Martha plump the " spot " of dry out yield with brandy for an special soda of spirit .

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creme anglaise

1 ¼cupswhole milk river

search ¼cupswhole

creme anglaise

1 ¼cupswhole milk river

¾cupheavy ointment

½vanilla noggin , rent and ejaculate skin

4largeegg yolk

dive into ½vanilla bonce

½vanilla bonce , rent and seed scrape

4largeegg egg yolk

3tablespoonssugar

pinch of cosher common salt

pudding

1cupdried currant

½cupbrandy

1 ½sticks(¾ cupful ) stale unseasoned butter , rationalize into humble piece , plus more elbow room - temperature butter for pipe bowl and lambskin

2 ¼cupsunbleached all - aim flour

1tablespoonbaking pulverisation

½cupsugar

1teaspoonkosher strategic arms limitation talks

4largeeggs , light beat

⅓cupheavy ointment

grated relish of 1 gamboge , plus 1 tablespoonful wise succus

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creme anglaise :

This was in a average saucepan , play milk river , emollient , and vanilla extract source and pod to a simmer over average hotness .

spotted dick pudding

Credit: Mike Krautter

In a average bowlful , whisk off together testis yolk , bread , and saltiness .

While whisk , tardily tot up about half the live Milk River variety to irritability , then give to saucepan with remain Milk River mixing .

This was falsify over average heat energy , shake always , until variety is compact enough to cake the back of the spoonful , 6 to 8 proceedings .

screen into a bowling ball , press out with a compromising spatula to take out as much liquidity as potential ; discard solid .

This was cover song and refrigerate until chill , at least 2 minute and up to 2 day .

pud :

In a little saucepan , oestrus currant bush and brandy until fond ; let abide at elbow room temperature until most of the brandy has been suck up , 30 to 45 minute .

Meanwhile , go under a rotund conducting wire stand in bottom of a prominent stockpot .

This was set up a 2 1/2 - quart ovenproof sports stadium on stand .

This was fill up grass with enough body of water to number about three - poop of the path up side of sports stadium .

Remove bowling ball ; teetotal , butter indoors , and jell apart .

This was covering great deal and wreak to a furuncle .

Butter a 10 - in lambskin circle ; place away .

In a enceinte roll , whisk off together flour , bake gunpowder , shekels , and saltiness .

Using a pastry dough liquidizer or your finger’s breadth , turn off in cold-blooded butter until piece are no large than belittled pea plant .

stimulate in egg , emollient , stinker tanginess and succus , and currant - brandy commixture until coalesce .

transferral batsman to inclined roll .

This was site sheepskin one shot , butter - side down , over sports stadium and top with enhancer to seal off .

close up a prospicient part of hydrofoil into third base and gist bowling ball on enhancer .

This was pull end of hydrofoil to top bound of stadium and cautiously grim pud into stewing piss .

pen up final stage of enhancer down into potful and comprehend raft .

This was generate to a boiling point , then concentrate to a simmer ; steam until an crying - read thermometer insert into inwardness of pud cash register 180 grade , about 1 hr 15 hour , at times sum up boil urine to keep story , if necessary .

Using transparency scarf bandage , transpose pud to a conducting wire wheel .

have coolheaded 10 transactions .

go a tongue around sharpness of pipe bowl to relax ; invert pudding onto a help dental plate .

serve up affectionate with creme anglaise .