Happy Christmas everyone! SAGO PLUM PUDDING A light pudding suitable to use at Christmas.
Ingredients
1 ½ cups of sago [sometimes called seed tapioca]
2 1/4 cups milk – dairy, soy or rice milks
1 1/4 cups breadcrumbs (2 slices) may be gluten-free if desired
Soak these for at least 12 hours in fridge.
Add
2 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/4 cups finely chopped tolerated dried fruit – dates, sundried or freeze-dried pears, dried figs
1 tablesp melted butter
1 ½ teasp bicarbonate of soda
Mix all ingredients and put into two deep cooking bowls [ pyrex, stainless steel, or enamel ]
Cover each with greaseproof paper. One can be stored in refrigerator for a day or freeze.
Place covered bowl of mixture in a deep saucepan in 6 cm boiling water. Place a small plate over the paper to prevent steam entering under the paper.
Reduce heat and keep water simmering
Steam for 3 hours. Remove from heat stand for 5 minutes. Carefully remove plate and lift paper. Use a fork to lift centre of pudding to check if all sago is glassy.
(If not, stir mixture carefully, cover and continue cooking another ½ hour.)
Serve hot with white cornflour custard, cream or tolerated icecream.
Note – This recipe may be made wheat free by using wheat free breadcrumbs.
Thanks Joan, I’ll have to try this one!
I have been making this pudding for over 40 years now. Each family can decide just how much dried fruit they want but since the pudding serves several people the amount each has is not great. Don’t forget to make sure you add the bicarb at the end as that is what makes it have the rick dark colour. Enjoy! Joan
Have you found Crispy Fruits Pure Pear freeze dried pear from Think Products. It is even peeled so as low as you can go in pear salicylate! It is the perfect snack to store in your car so you always have something. Small children can be taught it is may be a ‘scratchy’ food but if small bites are taken and sucked on it becomes soft and enjoyable. And it is also the best pear for the Sago plum pudding. Enjoy! Joan
Wow. Thanks, that sounds really nice😊
Thanks Joan,
I will make this lovely sounding pudding.