Recipe#6379

Title: Mushroom Pudding(English)

From: "ray.watson" 
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 1996 18:07:10 +0000 

      Yield: 4 Servings
      8 oz Self-raising flour
           Pinch of salt
      3 oz Suet
      1    Small onion,sliced
      1 lb Mushrooms, wiped,
           Trimmed and sliced
      4    Rashers streaky bacon,
           Chopped
           Salt and black pepper
           A little water or stock
  Mix the flour, salt and suet together then add sufficient cold water
  to form a soft dough. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and
  roll out. Use 2/3 of the dough to line a greased 2 pint pudding
  basin, reserving the remaining 1/3 for the lid. Seal any gaps well.
  Mix the onion, mushrooms and bacon together, season, and put into
  the centre of the pudding, adding a little  stock or water.  Add the
  dough  lid, pressing the edges firmly together and sealing with a
  little water. Tie a circle of greaseproof paper over the basin and
  cover securely with kitchen foil. Place on a stand in a saucepan,
  and pour round sufficient boiling water to come about half way up
  the basin. Cover and boil for 2 to 2 1/2 hour's, topping up with
  boiling water as necessary. Serve with potatoes and a green
  vegetable.