Harry Potter Spotted Dick Recipe

The name sounds a little… odd doesn’t it? But well travelled foodies would know that it’s a famous and delicious English dessert. And speaking of British food, Harry Potter books are full of them.

Ron, in his attempt cheer Hermoine up points towards delicious treacle tarts, spotted dick and chocolate gateau in Goblet Of Fire. So let’s discover this amazing traditional English dessert that has nothing weird about it except the name.

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Harry Potter Spotted Dick Recipe

Spotted Dick Recipe!

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Course

Desserts

Cuisine

European

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

90 minutes

Servings

people MetricUS Imperial

Ingredients

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 10 tbsp chilled butter diced
• 2/3 cup caster sugar
• 1 cup dried currants
• 3/4 cup Milk
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 large lemon zest

Course Desserts Cuisine European Prep Time 20 minutes Cook Time 90 minutes Servings people MetricUS Imperial Ingredients 2 cups all purpose flour 2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp Salt 10 tbsp chilled butter diced 2/3 cup caster sugar 1 cup dried currants 3/4 cup Milk 2 tsp vanilla extract 1 large lemon zest

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Instructions

1. Add the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and the butter into a food processor and blitz till till it reaches a coarse texture.
2. Put this mix in a large bowl and add milk, lemon zest, vanilla extract and currants and mix till combined.
3. Grease the pudding mold and put a tin foil at the bottom of the mold.
4. Now pour in the batter and close the lid.
5. Put the mold halfway in boiling water.
6. Put the stove on a simmer and leave the pudding to cook for 90 minutes.
7. After removing the pudding from the water, keep it aside for 15 minutes.
8. Slice the pudding and serve with some delicious custard.