Name: Sticky date pudding
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Butterscotch sauce; 3/4 cup thickened cream; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 5 gram butter; 3/4 cup pitted, chopped dates; 1/2 cup boiling water; 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 40 gram butter, at room temperature; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1 egg; 1/2 cup self-raising flour; 1/4 cup plain flour; thick cream or ice-cream to serve

Sticky date pudding

Soft, sweet, buttery pudding enrobed in a gorgeous butterscotch sauce is the perfect dessert on a cold winter�s night. This sticky date pudding recipe is the ultimate dessert indulgence.

Serves 8

Prep

15M

Cook

40M

Total

55M

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Ingredients

Butterscotch sauce

3/4 cup thickened cream

1/2 cup brown sugar

5 gram butter

3/4 cup pitted, chopped dates

1/2 cup boiling water

1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

40 gram butter, at room temperature

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 egg

1/2 cup self-raising flour

1/4 cup plain flour

thick cream or ice-cream to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C. Lightly grease a 1 litre, rectangular baking dish. In a small bowl, combine dates and water. Stir in soda. Set aside 10 minutes.

2.In a bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar together until light and creamy. Add egg, beating well. Fold in sifted combined flours and date mixture.

3.Spoon mixture into dish. Bake for 30-35 minutes until cooked when tested with a skewer.

4.Make the butterscotch sauce. Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan. Stir over low heat until sugar dissolves. Bring to boil on high. Reduce heat to low. Simmer for 1-2 minutes until thickened slightly.

5.Cut warm pudding into serving portions and serve with sauce and cream or ice-cream.

If preferred, make 8 individual puddings in a 1/3-cup muffin pan, and bake for 15-20 minutes.
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