To make the suet pastry, put the flour in a large bowl and stir in the suet, parsley and salt. Stir in enough water to make a soft, spongy dough - you'll probably need around 250ml/9fl oz.

Steak pudding is a hearty traditional British main dish. A simple stew is encased in beautiful pastry which is steamed and ...

Place a little of this mixture in the pudding basin on top of the suet pastry. Prick the lemon all over with a cocktail stick and then place it in with the apples so that it sits upright.

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. For the suet pastry, sift the flour into a mixing bowl with the suet and season. Mix in about four tablespoons of cold water so you have a moist but firm dough.

Rest the pastry for at least an hour in the fridge ... To make the mincemeat, combine all the ingredients except the muscovado sugar and suet in a large saucepan. Place over a low heat and cook ...

What suet gives to baking, British especially, is a lightness and fluffiness that butter doesn’t. A traditional steak and kidney pudding just wouldn’t be the same with a butter pastry ...