Steamed Syrup Pudding

Directions

1. 1
   Pudding:
2. 2
   Grease a 4 cup pudding basin.
3. 3
   Sift flour.
4. 4
   Beat butter and sugar well until creamy in texture.
5. 5
   Add eggs one at a time beating well between each one.
6. 6
   Fold in 1/4 of the flour, 1/4 of the milk and continue till all flour and milk is used. Mixture should be at a dropping consistency.
7. 7
   Put mixture into greased pudding bowl. Cut and grease a circle of baking paper that will cover pudding bowl, put grease side down put lid on or cover with 2 layers of aluminum foil and tie around the bowl.
8. 8
   Put pudding bowl into a saucepan of boiling water (make sure water comes 1/2 way up the pudding bowl) and gently simmer for 1 1/2 hours. Check occasionally to make sure water does not go too low.
9. 9
   When cooked test with a skewer (should come out clean). Turn onto plate and cut to serve.
10. 10
    Pour a little of the syrup on slice, then hot custard if having.
11. 11
    Syrup:
12. 12
    Combine golden syrup and honey in a microwave container and heat in microwave to combine OR.
13. 13
    Combine golden syrup and honey in a heat proof container and sit container in a small pot of simmering water stirring to combine and melt to a runny consistency.