Name: Apple and vanilla sponge pudding
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 6 granny smith apples, peeled, cored and chopped; 1/2 cup caster sugar; 2 tablespoon water; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste; 1/2 cup self-raising flour; 1/2 teaspoon mixed spice; pure thick cream, to serve

Apple and vanilla sponge pudding

Somewhere between a pudding and a sponge, this divine dessert made with apple and sweet vanilla will tantalise your senses.

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Serves 6

Prep

20M

Cook

40M

Total

Ingredients

6 granny smith apples, peeled, cored and chopped

1/2 cup caster sugar

2 tablespoon water

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste

1/2 cup self-raising flour

1/2 teaspoon mixed spice

pure thick cream, to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Lightly grease a 5-cup oven proof dish.

2.Place apples in a saucepan with half the sugar and water. Cook, stirring, on medium heat for 5-8 minutes or until apple is tender. Drain excess liquid. Spoon apple into prepared dish.

3.In a bowl, using an electric mixer, beat eggs until fluffy. Add remaining sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until thick and creamy. Beat in vanilla.

4.Sift flour and spice together over batter. Fold gently through batter. Pour over hot apple.

5.Bake for 25-30 minutes or until sponge is cooked when tested with a skewer. Serve hot with cream.

Golden delicious, royal gala and pink lady are other apple varieties that are good for cooking.
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