Rhubarb pudding recipe

By Tom Norrington-Davies

  1. Serves 4-6
  2. Takes 15 minutes to make, 1¾ hours to cook, plus cooling
  3. Rating

The pink 'hat' of rhubarb on top of this pudding is very enticing. This dessert may take a while to cook, but the results are well worth it.

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Rhubarb pudding

Ingredients

  1. 500g forced rhubarb
  2. 100g caster sugar, plus extra for sprinkling
  3. Grated zest and juice of 1 orange
  4. 100g butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
  5. 3 tbsp golden syrup
  6. 1 vanilla pod, split and scraped
  7. 2 large free-range eggs
  8. Grated zest of 1 lemon
  9. 100g self-raising flour
  10. 50ml milk

Method

  1. 1. Trim the ends off the rhubarb, cut into bite-size batons and set aside a few choice pieces. Combine the rest with a sprinkling of caster sugar and the orange zest and juice in a pan and gently cook for 5-10 minutes until the rhubarb begins to soften. Set aside to cool.
  2. 2. Butter a 1-litre pudding basin and place the reserved rhubarb pieces in the bottom of the basin, then drizzle over the golden syrup.
  3. 3. In a bowl or mixer, beat the butter, sugar and vanilla together until creamy and light. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Beat in the lemon zest.
  4. 4. Sift over half the flour and gently fold into the mixture. Add a little milk to loosen, then sift in the rest of the flour and fold into the mixture with the remaining milk.
  5. 5. Spoon into the pudding basin, cover with a circle of baking paper and tie under the rim of the basin with kitchen string to secure. Before cutting the string, take it up over the top to create a loose handle, then tie securely. Trim off any excess baking paper. Place the basin in a large pot and pour hot water into the pot until it reaches two-thirds of the way up its sides. Cover and steam for 1½ hours. Allow the pudding to cool for about 5 minutes before turning out onto a serving plate.
  6. 6. Serve slices with the spoonfuls of softened rhubarb and lots of custard.

Nutritional info

Per serving (based on 6): 325kcals, 17.5g fat (10g saturated), 5.6g protein, 39.1g carbs, 25.4g sugar, 0.6g salt

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