Name: Caramel, date and walnut self-saucing pudding
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 100 gram butter, chopped; 1 cup milk; 1 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 1 1/2 cup self-raising flour; 1/2 cup chopped, pitted, dried dates; 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts; vanilla ice-cream, to serve

Caramel, date and walnut self-saucing pudding

Serves 6

Prep

10M

Cook

35M

Total

45M

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Ingredients

100 gram butter, chopped

1 cup milk

1 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1 1/2 cup self-raising flour

1/2 cup chopped, pitted, dried dates

1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

vanilla ice-cream, to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan forced. Grease a 2-litre (8-cup) rectangular shallow ovenproof dish.

2.Combine 60g of the butter and 1/2 cup of the milk in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir for 3 minutes or until melted and smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in half the sugar and flour until combined. Add dates and walnuts; stir to combine. Spoon mixture into prepared dish; level surface.

3.Combine remaining butter, remaining milk, remaining sugar and 1 1/4 cups boiling water in a heat proof jug. Carefully pour sauce over pudding. Bake for 30 minutes or until golden and bubbling. Serve immediately with ice-cream.

Serve immediately after baking or pudding will soak up sauce on standing.
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