Steamed Pudding with Golden Syrup

Ingredients

 * 1 egg.
 * 90gm butter.
 * 3 tablespoons caster sugar - fine grained White Sugar.
 * 1/3 cup milk.
 * 1 cup Self Rising Flour.
 * 1 teaspoon Vanilla.
 * 3 tablespoons Golden Syrup.

Directions

 * 1) Cream the butter and Sugar.
 * 2) Beat in the egg.
 * 3) Fold in the flour alternately with milk and vanilla.
 * 4) Put the golden syrup in the bottom of a 4 cup pudding basin or ordinary ceramic basin.
 * 5) Spoon the pudding mixture on to the top of the golden syrup.
 * 6) Cover with a lid or pudding cap, or use greaseproof paper or aluminium foil fastened with string or a rubber band.
 * 7) Put the bowl in a large saucepan with about 10cm of water.
 * 8) The water should come halfway up the side of the pudding bowl.
 * 9) Simmer gently for about 1½ hours.
 * 10) Remove the water, let it rest for 5 minutes and then turn it out onto a dish.
 * 11) Serve with cream or icecream or, more traditionally, custard (hot in winter).