Individual Sticky Date Puddings
Serves:8
2cupsdrieddates,chopped
1¼cupsboilingwater
1teaspoonbicarbonateofsoda
¹⁄
³
cup olive oil
1cupbrownsugar
1cupselfraisingflour
¼teaspoongroundmixedspice
2eggs
Butterscotch Sauce:
160gbutter
²⁄
³
cupfirmlypackedbrownsugar
1cupthickenedcream
1.Preheatpanonsetting6withthelidon.
Grease8individual1-cupcapacitymetal
moulds.
2.Placedates,boilingwaterandbakingsoda
intoasmallbowlandsetasidefor10
minutes.
3.Inalargebowlcombinedatemixture,oil
and sugar. Stir to combine.
4.Addremainingingredientstothebowland
mixuntiljustcombined.
5.Pourmixtureintopreparedmoulds.Place
moulds in frypan and carefully pour enough
boiling water to come half way up the sides
ofthemoulds.Cookforabout25minutes
oruntilcookedwhentestedwithawooden
skewer.Carefullyremovefromfrypan;
standfor5minutesbeforeturningoutonto
awirerack.
6.ButterscotchSauce:Placeallingredients
inthepanonsetting12.Stiruntilsugar
hasdissolvedandmixturebeginsto
simmer. Pour over the date puddings.
Serve.
Tip: Puddings can be made in advance and
then rewarmed in a microwave.
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