The ready time does not allow for the 1 hour standing time. The serving size and nutritional information depends upon the size of your dog. These have been calculated for a medium sized dog. You can obtain the calcium either by crushing a calcium tablet or from egg shells. Wash the egg shells, bake in an oven at 150C/gas mark 2 for 30 minutes. When cold, pulverise to powder in a food processor or a mortar and pestle. A doggone popular item on the menu at our luxury dog resort. If you don’t have time to make this yourself you can buy it from us , cooked, using only the finest ingredients and ready to serve.
Servings: 4Preparation time: 10 minutesCooking time: 2 hoursReady in: 2 hours and 10 minutes
Ingredients
- 150 g plums
- 100 g shredded suet
- 2/3 cup whole wheat breadcrumbs
- 1/8 tsp calcium
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp grated nutmeg
- 2 ea eggs
- 125 ml skim milk
Method
- Wash plums, take out stone and coarsely chop. Mix together the plums, suet, breadcrumbs, sugar, and nutmeg.
- Beat the eggs and stir into the dry ingredients with enough milk to make a soft dropping consistency. You might need a little less than 125ml. Leave to stand for 1 hour to allow the breadcrumbs to soak. If a little stiff, add a little more milk.
- Put the mixture into a greased 1 litre basin, cover with greased paper or foil and steam for 1 1/2 – 2 hours. Leave for 5-10 minutes to firm up, then turn out. Serve at room temperature.
- For humans : increase sugar to 90g. When cooked, can be served from the basin hot with custard. Or, as above, leave 5-10 minutes to firm up before turning out. Can be eaten hot, warm or cold.
Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 1 serving
Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.