Spotted Dick

Name: Spotted Dick
Total time: 56 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: british
Ingredients: 175 g self-raising flour; 85 g shredded beef suet; 75 g Caster sugar; 150 g Currants; 1 piece Lemon; 90 ml Whole milk

53 min · 3 min 25s active · makes 4 pieces · ~655 g · Easy

Traditional baked suet pudding studded with currants and brightened with lemon zest. Serves 4.

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Spotted Dick

Traditional baked suet pudding studded with currants and brightened with lemon zest. Serves 4.

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TOTAL TIME

53 min

ACTIVE TIME

3 min 25s

QUANTITY

4 pieces · ~655 g

DIFFICULTY

Easy

CUISINE

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Portions & fullness

Ingredients0/6

Tools0/11

Ingredients

0/6 gathered · 4 servings

175g

85g

75g

150g

1piece

90ml

#	Quantity	Notes	State
1	175g	—	—
2	85g	—	—
3	75g	—	—
4	150g	—	—
5	1piece	—	—
6	90ml	—	—

Tools

13 items

Serveware

1 item

Procedure

15 steps

1 of 15

Heat the oven to 180 °C.

180°C

⏱ 10 min

2 of 15

Line a 900 g loaf tin with baking paper, pressing it into the corners.

⏱ 30s

3 of 15

Tip the self-raising flour into a large mixing bowl.

Self-raising flour · 175 g

⏱ 5s

ResultSelf-raising flour

4 of 15

Add the shredded suet to the bowl.

Shredded beef suet · 85 g

⏱ 5s

ResultSelf-raising flour and shredded beef suet

5 of 15

Add the caster sugar to the bowl.

Caster sugar · 75 g

⏱ 5s

ResultSelf-raising flour and shredded beef suet and caster sugar

6 of 15

Add the currants to the bowl.

Currants · 150 g

⏱ 5s

ResultSelf-raising flour and shredded beef suet mixture

7 of 15

Finely grate the zest of the lemon directly into the bowl over the dry ingredients.

Lemon · 1 piece

⏱ 30s

ResultZested pudding mix

8 of 15

Stir everything together until the suet, sugar, currants and zest are evenly distributed through the flour.

⏱ 20s

ResultDry spotted dick mixture

9 of 15

Pour the milk into the bowl.

Whole milk · 90 ml

⏱ 5s

ResultDry spotted dick mixture and whole milk

10 of 15

Stir with a wooden spoon, then bring the mixture together with your hands into a soft, slightly sticky dough — stop as soon as no dry flour remains.

⏱ 30s

ResultSpotted dick dough

11 of 15

Tip the dough into the lined tin and press it out evenly with your knuckles to fill the corners.

Spotted dick dough · step 10

⏱ 15s

ResultSpotted dick dough

12 of 15

Slide the tin into the oven and bake for 40 minutes, until the top is golden and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.

⏱ 40 min

ResultSpotted dick dough

13 of 15

Lift the tin out of the oven using oven gloves and set it on a wire rack.

⏱ 10s

ResultSpotted dick dough

14 of 15

Leave the pudding to cool in the tin for 5 minutes so it firms up enough to slice cleanly.

⏱ 5 min

ResultRested spotted dick

15 of 15

Run a palette knife around the edges, then invert the pudding onto the board and peel away the baking paper.

⏱ 15s

ResultRested spotted dick

Total Time53 min

#	Product	Tool	Action
1	—	180°C	Heat the oven to 180 °C.⏱ 10 min
2	—		Line a 900 g loaf tin with baking paper, pressing it into the corners.⏱ 30s
3	175 g		Tip the self-raising flour into a large mixing bowl.⏱ 5sResultSelf-raising flour
4	85 g		Add the shredded suet to the bowl.⏱ 5sResultSelf-raising flour and shredded beef suet
5	75 g		Add the caster sugar to the bowl.⏱ 5sResultSelf-raising flour and shredded beef suet and caster sugar
6	150 g		Add the currants to the bowl.⏱ 5sResultSelf-raising flour and shredded beef suet mixture
7	1 piece		Finely grate the zest of the lemon directly into the bowl over the dry ingredients.⏱ 30sResultZested pudding mix
8	—		Stir everything together until the suet, sugar, currants and zest are evenly distributed through the flour.⏱ 20sResultDry spotted dick mixture
9	90 ml		Pour the milk into the bowl.⏱ 5sResultDry spotted dick mixture and whole milk
10	—		Stir with a wooden spoon, then bring the mixture together with your hands into a soft, slightly sticky dough — stop as soon as no dry flour remains.⏱ 30sResultSpotted dick dough
11	Spotted dick doughstep 10		Tip the dough into the lined tin and press it out evenly with your knuckles to fill the corners.⏱ 15sResultSpotted dick dough
12	—		Slide the tin into the oven and bake for 40 minutes, until the top is golden and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.⏱ 40 minResultSpotted dick dough
13	—		Lift the tin out of the oven using oven gloves and set it on a wire rack.⏱ 10sResultSpotted dick dough
14	—		Leave the pudding to cool in the tin for 5 minutes so it firms up enough to slice cleanly.⏱ 5 minResultRested spotted dick
15	—		Run a palette knife around the edges, then invert the pudding onto the board and peel away the baking paper.⏱ 15sResultRested spotted dick
Total Time			53 min

Serving

Cut the pudding into 4 equal slices and transfer them to warm plates to serve.

Nutrition

per serving

Estimated · pre-cooking · 100% ingredients covered

Nutrient	Per serving
	470kcal
	6g
	23g
	12g
	61g
	24g
	2g
	173mg

Ingredients0/6

Tools0/11

Recipe

Spotted Dick

Traditional baked suet pudding studded with currants and brightened with lemon zest. Serves 4.

What you’ll doYou will combine flour, suet, sugar, currants and lemon zest in a bowl, then add milk and bring the mixture together into a soft dough with your hands. Press it into a lined tin and bake for 40 minutes until golden and a skewer comes out clean. After a brief cool, turn it out, slice into four portions and serve on warm plates.

Serves4

Total53 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Self-raising flour175 g
Shredded beef suet85 g
Caster sugar75 g
Currants150 g
Lemon1 piece
Whole milk90 ml

Tools

Loaf tinLarge mixing bowlOvenPalette knifeChef's knifeSkewerWooden spoonGraterBaking paperOven gloveChopping boardSkewersDinner plate

Method

Heat the oven to 180 °C.

180°C10 minOven

Line a 900 g loaf tin with baking paper, pressing it into the corners.

30sLoaf tin, Baking paper

Tip the self-raising flour into a large mixing bowl.

5sLarge mixing bowlSelf-raising flour · 175 g

Add the shredded suet to the bowl.

5sLarge mixing bowlShredded beef suet · 85 g

Add the caster sugar to the bowl.

5sLarge mixing bowlCaster sugar · 75 g

Add the currants to the bowl.

5sLarge mixing bowlCurrants · 150 g

Finely grate the zest of the lemon directly into the bowl over the dry ingredients.

30sLarge mixing bowl, GraterLemon · 1 piece

Stir everything together until the suet, sugar, currants and zest are evenly distributed through the flour.

20sLarge mixing bowl, Wooden spoon

Pour the milk into the bowl.

5sLarge mixing bowlWhole milk · 90 ml

Stir with a wooden spoon, then bring the mixture together with your hands into a soft, slightly sticky dough — stop as soon as no dry flour remains.

30sLarge mixing bowl, Wooden spoon

Tip the dough into the lined tin and press it out evenly with your knuckles to fill the corners.

15sLoaf tinSpotted dick dough · step 10

Slide the tin into the oven and bake for 40 minutes, until the top is golden and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.

40 minLoaf tin, Oven, Oven glove, Skewers

Lift the tin out of the oven using oven gloves and set it on a wire rack.

10sLoaf tin, Oven, Oven glove

Leave the pudding to cool in the tin for 5 minutes so it firms up enough to slice cleanly.

5 minLoaf tin

Run a palette knife around the edges, then invert the pudding onto the board and peel away the baking paper.

15sChopping board, Palette knife

Cut the pudding into 4 equal slices and transfer them to warm plates to serve. → Into 4 equal portions

Result · Spotted Dick

30sDinner plate, Chopping board, Chefs knifeRested spotted dick · step 15

Printed 11 October 2026