Spotted Dick (Currant Steamed Pudding) with Custard Sauce | Saveur

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted, plus more for greasing
• 2 ¹⁄₄ cups flour
• 5 oz. beef suet, chilled and grated
• 1 cup dried currants
• ¹⁄₂ cup sugar
• 1 tbsp. baking powder
• ²⁄₃ cup heavy cream
• ²⁄₃ cup milk
• Zest of 1 lemon, plus 2 tbsp. fresh juice
• 4 eggs
• 3 tbsp. sugar
• 1 cup milk
• 1 ¹⁄₂ tsp. vanilla extract