Sloe pudding

==Ingredients==
* 200 g sloes
* 1 tbsp blackberry jam
* 175 g unsalted butter
* 150 g soft light brown sugar
* 3 large eggs, beaten
* 2 tbsp sloe gin
* 235 g self-raising flour
* pinch salt
* caster sugar, to taste
* sweetened whipped cream, to serve
== Method ==
# Pick over and wash the sloes, then place in a pan and just cover with water.
# Bring to the boil and simmer gently on the stove until the sloes break down and become pulpy.
# Drain and rub through a sieve into a clean pan.
# Discard the stones, reheat the sloes and sweeten to taste with caster sugar.
# Leave to cool.
# Butter a 2-litre pudding basin and place a disc of baking parchment in the bottom.
# Mix 2 heaped tablespoons of the sloes with the blackberry jam.
# Spoon the mixture into the base of the basin and smooth up the sides a little.
# Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy.
# Beat in the eggs a little at a time, then add the gin.
# Sieve the flour and salt together and fold into the butter and egg mixture.
# The mixture should be of a dropping consistency: if it's a little dry mix in a little milk to slacken it.
# Spoon on top of the jam in the basin and level off with a spatula.
# Cover with a disc of buttered parchment, then with pleated foil and steam for 1½ - 2 hours.
# When cooked, turn onto a serving plate and leave to stand for a few minutes before unmoulding.
# Serve with sweetened whipped cream.
Category:Dessert Recipes
Category:Pudding Recipes
Category:Sloe Recipes
Category:Sloe gin Recipes