Pathfinder Pudding
Pathfinder pudding is a classic British suet pudding but with a leek and parsnip filling instead of meat. As you might guess from the name, the recipe appears to originate from the Royal Air Force kitchen.
Ingredients
For the suet pastry:
- 170 g flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- 30 g suet chopped or grated
- 45 g potato (uncooked and
- shredded)
- water
For the filling:
- 900 g parsnips cooked and diced
- 115 g cheese grated
- 1 whole leek uncooked and sliced
- ½ teaspoon mustard powder
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Mix the flour, salt and baking powder and add the suet, potato and
- water to bind.
- Roll out three-quarters of the pastry to line a 2-pint greased basin.
- Mix the parsnips, cheese, leek, mustard, pepper and salt together.
- Empty the mix into the lined basin.
- Roll out the remaining pastry to form a lid. Put this onto the pudding.
- Cover the pudding and steam for 2 hours.