Gluten-Free Pudding

Simple to make, this pudding will keep, covered and refrigerated, for several months.

Ingredients

1 Tbsp	Cocoa powder, dark
½ cup	Baking mix, gluten-free (Main)
1 ½ tsp	Mixed spice
1 cup	Breadcrumbs, gluten-free
4 Tbsp	Brown sugar
2 ½ cups	Dried fruit, (chop any large fruit before measuring) (Main)
1 Tbsp	Marmalade
1	Egg, large, lightly beaten
1 Tbsp	Golden syrup, or maple syrup
75 g	Butter, grated
3 Tbsp	Milk
2 Tbsp	Brandy

Directions

1. Sift the baking mix, cocoa and mixed spice into a bowl.
2. Add the breadcrumbs, brown sugar, dried fruit, butter and marmalade and mix with a fork. Stir in the remaining ingredients.
3. Grease a pudding bowl suitable for the microwave.
4. Spoon the mixture in and smooth the top. Cover with plastic film.
5. Make two slits in the top. Microwave on 75 per cent power for five minutes.
6. Rest for five minutes. Cook for a further two to three minutes.
7. Serve with custard or brandy sauce or cool and refrigerate, covered, until ready to use.
8. To reheat, drizzle the top with a little brandy and reheat for 2-3 minutes.