This good old English pudding is from ” Rhodes Around Britain” by Gary Rhodes. He credits it to Francis Coulson of the Sharrow Bay Hotel in Ullswater and says it is the best version.
Ingredients
- 6 oz Medjool dates stoned and chopped
- 300 ml approx 1 litre cold water
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 50 g unsalted butter
- 175 g caster sugar
- 2 free range eggs beaten
- 175 g self raising flour
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
Sauce:
- 300 ml double cream
- 50 g demerara sugar
- 2 tsps black treacle
Servings:
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 C, Gas 4 and grease a 28x 18cm baking tin. Boil the dates in the water for about 5 minutes until soft, then add the bicarbonate of soda.
- Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, then add the eggs and beat well. Mix in the dates, flour and vanilla essence then pour into the greased baking tin.
- Cook in the preheated oven for 20-30 minutes until just firm to the touch.
- Meanwhile make the sauce. Place all the ingredients in a pan over a low heat and stir together until blended, then bring to the boil. Serve ladled over the sponge along with some fresh thick cream.
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