Ingredients
500g Blackberries
2 1/2 tablespoons of Lemon Juice
30g Cold Butter Cubed
120 ml Water
4 Teaspoons Baking Powder
1 Teaspoon of Salt
250 Plain Flour
75g Cold Lard Cubed
1 1/2 Tablespoons of Caster Sugar
2 1/2 Tablespoons of Milk
Ingredients
500g Blackberries
2 1/2 tablespoons of Lemon Juice
30g Cold Butter Cubed
120 ml Water
4 Teaspoons Baking Powder
1 Teaspoon of Salt
250 Plain Flour
75g Cold Lard Cubed
1 1/2 Tablespoons of Caster Sugar
2 1/2 Tablespoons of Milk
Great seasonal pudding, all the better with Blackberries picked from hedgerows in the countryside if you can. Althernatively blackberries are commonly available in many shops.
Pre-heat the oven to Gas 8, 230 centigrade. Place the blackberries in buttered pie dish and sprinkle with a little sugar. Sprinkle over the lemon juice and distribute the cubed cold butter amongst the blackberries.
Sift the baking powder, salt and flour into a large bowl. Add the cubed lard and rub together lightly. Add the sugar and milk and mix together into a smooth dough that leaves the bowl clean.
Roll out the dough on a floured surface large enough to cover the fruit. Place the dough over the top of the fruit and trim the edges off. Prick the surface all over with a fork.
Bake in the oven for 15 minutes and then reduce the heat to Gas 4, 180 centigrade and cook for a further 30 minutes.
Serve hot with single cream.