Almond Fruit Mincemeat Steamed Pudding
Ingredients:
- 60g butter or margarine
- 125g brown sugar (150ml)
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 250ml sweet fruit mincemeat, or mixed deried cake fruit
- 100ml milk
- 170g self-raising flour (300ml)
- 50g chopped blanched almonds (125ml)
- 3ml almond essence
Instructions:
- Grease a suitable microwave round baking dish or ring mould, line base with paper towel.
- Cream butter or margarine and sugar well.
- Add the eggs and fruit mincemeat or raisins or cake fruit.
- Stir in the milk, flour, nuts, and almond essence. Mix well to combine.
- Pour into prepared dish.
- Cover with plastic wrap, do not pierce.
- Cook on 70% power for 5 - 7 minutes, the mixture should begin to come away from the sides of the container, but there should be a few "wet spots", which will complete cooking during the standing time.
- Remove plastic wrap immediately after cooking is completed. After standing time, invert pudding onto a serving plate, remove paper towel; serve with rum-'n-raisin, brandy or custard sauce. (Serves 6)
