Quick Mix Mini Steamed Fruit Puddings

Plum pudding was a pudding my mother often made during my childhood. We've kept this family tradition alive and over the years that traditional recipe has been tweaked to be able to be cooked using the Thermomix®  Appliance. 

Our Quick Mix Mini Steamed Fruit Pudding tastes just as good as the one I had as a child and is a favourite in our house with thick and creamy custard. 

Ingredients:

• 25g butter
• 1 Tbsp cocoa powder
• 60g bread
• 60g pitted dates
• 100g self-raising flour
• 20g tapioca (arrowroot) flour
• ½ tsp bi-carbonate soda
• 90g dried mixed fruit
• 4 prunes, chopped
• 4 glacé cherries
• 4 dried apricots
• 1 Tbsp dried cranberries
• 25g butter
• 100g milk
• 60g honey
• 2 eggs
• 1 small banana
• 2 tsp grated lemon rind

Method:

1. Lightly grease two TM Essentials Muffin Moldwith butter. Sprinkle with cocoa powder to coat the surface of the Muffin Molds. This step is very important otherwise this recipe won’t release after being steamed.
2. Add bread to the Mixing Bowl and chop for 5 sec/Speed 9. Set aside in a small bowl.
3. Place dates in the Mixing Bowl. Chop for 5 sec/Speed 10. Scrape down the sides of the Mixing Bowl with a Silicone Spatula.
4. Add reserved breadcrumbs to the Mixing Bowl. Add self-raising flour, tapioca flour, and bi-carb soda. Mix for 10 sec/Speed 6. Set pudding mix aside in a bowl.
5. Weigh dried fruit mix and dried cranberries and add to reserved pudding mix.
6. Without cleaning the Mixing Bowl, add butter, milk and honey to the Mixing Bowl. Heat for 4 min/50°C/Speed 2. 
7. While the butter and honey are melting, roughly chop prunes, cherries and apricots. Add to reserved pudding mix. Mix all reserved pudding mix ingredients together to incorporate the dried fruit evenly.
8. Add eggs, banana and lemon zest to the Mixing Bowl. Mix for 20 sec/Speed 4.
9. Add reserved pudding mix to the Mixing Bowl and mix for 20 sec/Reverse Speed 1. 
10. Pour batter into two TM Essentials Muffin Molds.
11. Add 1 litre of water to the Mixing Bowl. 
12. Place a trivet in the base of the Varoma® Appliance and place one Muffin Mold in the base. Position the second Muffin Mold on the middle layer of the Varoma® Appliance. 
13. Place Varoma® Appliance and lid in position. Steam for 60 min/120°C/Speed 3.
14. Carefully remove puddings from Muffin Molds and serve hot with ice cream, custard, cream or syrup.
15. Makes 14 mini steamed puddings.

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