English Bread Pudding

This is a recipe from the Jamie Oliver cookbook.
Spotted dick.
I followed the recipe exactly but when it was cooked it was not like the Spotted Dick I remember as a kid but it is a perfect Bread Pudding, not to be mixed up with The Bread And Butter Pudding...nooo not that one but a Real English Bread pud, But this was much easier to make then the traditional way I used to make bread pud.
recipe.

My Mums Spottier Dick by Jamie Oliver.........(really English Bread Pudding).

This is a proper 'blokes' pudding ? loads of custard, a little warmed syrup over the top, and even some cream. Superb!

4 ounces (115 grams) suet
4 1/2 ounces (120 grams) dried apricots, chopped
8 ounces (240 grams) raisins or sultanas
1 orange, zested
4 1/2 ounces (120 grams) plain flour
4 1/2 ounces (120 grams) sugar
4 1/2 ounces (120 grams) bread crumbs
2 tablespoons grated ginger (or to taste)
Pinch grated nutmeg
Pinch salt
1 egg, beaten
1 pint (140 millilitres) milk

Grease a 3-pint (1 liter) pudding basin. Mix all the ingredients together, except the egg and milk. Add the beaten egg and milk and mix well. (I do this in a mixer but you can do it by hand, no problem).

Put the mixture in the basin, cover with tin foil or a cloth, and put the basin in a pan with water half-way up the sides of the basin. Bring the water to a boil, put on a tight-fitting lid, and simmer for 3 hours, remembering to top up with (add more) boiling water now and then.

Yield: 6 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 3 hours
Difficulty: Easy

Ok so that's the recipe now again I had to adapt it to be suitable for the Dream pot I didn't have a bowl or tin suitable so What I done was...

I used the cake tin I used for the Banana Bread only this time I put it inside an oven bag so the water would not leak through the base...whooo hooo it worked.

boil pud for 10 mins keep a steady boil for about another 5 mins and pop into the Dream Pot.

Hmmm yum I love Bread pud. I am very pleased with this result.

for cakes and pudding in the Dream Pot you need a trivet. it is suggested that you use empty tuna tins but i realized the Trivel from my presure cooker would fit...it done a perfect job.