Recipes · British · Puddings
Spotted Dick
One serving has 386 kcal and 6 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (33%), selenium (27%), phosphorus (26%), riboflavin (25%) and niacin (20%). Ready in 115 minutes.

- Preparation: 10 min
- Cooking: 105 min
- Makes: 1 serving (111 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Contains: beef, dairy, gluten
Ingredients
- 40 g Flour, all-purpose
- 15 g Beef suet
- 10 g Sugar
- 20 g Currants, dried
- 1 g Baking powder
- 25 g Milk, whole
- 0.3 g Lemon zest
Method
- Makes 1 slice; multiply by 6 for a whole pudding. Mix the flour, suet, sugar, baking powder and lemon zest, then stir in the currants.
- Add enough milk to bring the mixture together into a soft, spoonable dough.
- Spoon into a buttered pudding basin, cover tightly with pleated parchment and foil, and steam over simmering water for 1.5-2 hours until firm and well risen.
- Turn out, slice, and serve warm with custard.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 386 kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 57.4 g | |
| Water | 31.2 mL | |
| Fiber | 2 g | 7% |
| Protein | 5.8 g | 12% |
| Tryptophan | 0.06 g | |
| Threonine | 0.15 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.19 g | |
| Leucine | 0.38 g | |
| Lysine | 0.18 g | |
| Methionine | 0.1 g | |
| Cystine | 0.1 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.26 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.17 g | |
| Valine | 0.23 g | |
| Histidine | 0.12 g | |
| Fat | 15.3 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 5 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.7 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.52 g | |
| Saturated | 8.4 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 12.7 mg | |
| Calcium | 126 mg | 13% |
| Copper | 0.13 mg | 14% |
| Iron | 2.4 mg | 13% |
| Magnesium | 19.1 mg | 6% |
| Manganese | 0.34 mg | 19% |
| Phosphorus | 185 mg | 26% |
| Potassium | 234 mg | 5% |
| Selenium | 14.7 µg | 27% |
| Sodium | 100 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.48 mg | 6% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.36 mg | 33% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.27 mg | 25% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2.8 mg | 20% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.28 mg | 6% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.09 mg | 7% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 76.6 µg | 19% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.15 µg | 6% |
| Choline | 6.6 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 12.3 µg | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1.3 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 12.8 IU | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.36 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 1.4 µg | 2% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.5 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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