Individual Sticky Date Puddings
Serves:8
2cupsdrieddates,chopped
1¼cupsboilingwater
1teaspoonbicarbonateofsoda
¹⁄³ cup olive oil
1cupbrownsugar
1cupselfraisingflour
¼teaspoongroundmixedspice
2eggs
Butterscotch Sauce:
160gbutter
²⁄³cupfirmlypackedbrownsugar
1cupthickenedcream
1.Preheatpanonsetting6withthelidon.
Grease8individual1-cupcapacitymetal
moulds.
2.Placedates,boilingwaterandbakingsoda
intoasmallbowlandsetasidefor10
minutes.
3.Inalargebowlcombinedatemixture,oil
and sugar. Stir to combine.
4.Addremainingingredientstothebowland
mixuntiljustcombined.
5.Pourmixtureintopreparedmoulds.Place
moulds in frypan and carefully pour enough
boiling water to come half way up the sides
ofthemoulds.Cookforabout25minutes
oruntilcookedwhentestedwithawooden
skewer.Carefullyremovefromfrypan;
standfor5minutesbeforeturningoutonto
awirerack.
6.ButterscotchSauce:Placeallingredients
inthepanonsetting12.Stiruntilsugar
hasdissolvedandmixturebeginsto
simmer. Pour over the date puddings.
Serve.
Tip: Puddings can be made in advance and
then rewarmed in a microwave.
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