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Sticky Toffee Pudding

A classic British dessert with a rich toffee flavor and a creamy sauce.

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British
medium
1h 58m
8
vegetarian
Prep: 30 min
Cook: 1h 28m
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John Kirkwood
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Ingredients
  • 250 grams Water
  • 175 grams Plain flouror all-purpose flour
  • 60 grams Buttersoftened, unsalted
  • 2 Eggslarge, beaten
  • 175 grams Granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extracthomemade
  • 1 teaspoon Bicarbonate of sodaor baking soda
  • 0.5 teaspoon Baking powder
  • 200 grams Datesstoned and chopped
  • 300 ml Double creamor whipping cream
  • 2 tablespoons Black treacleor blackstrap molasses
  • 1 tablespoon Brown sugar
Instructions
  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 160°C (325°F) or gas mark 3.

    5 min

  2. 2

    Prepare dates by stoning and chopping them. Boil in 250 grams of water for 3 minutes. Add bicarbonate of soda and whisk until fizzing stops. Let cool.

    10 min

  3. 3

    In a mixing bowl, blend butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla extract, mix until smooth.

    5 min

  4. 4

    Add flour and baking powder to the mixture. Stir until almost mixed.

    3 min

  5. 5

    Add cooled date mixture to the batter and blend until combined.

    3 min

  6. 6

    Pour batter into a greased and floured 2-pound loaf tin. Tap to remove air bubbles.

    2 min

  7. 7

    Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Check doneness with a skewer.

    1h 0m

  8. 8

    Let pudding cool for 10 minutes before removing from tin.

    10 min

  9. 9

    For the sauce, heat cream, brown sugar, and vanilla extract in a saucepan. Add black treacle and stir until smooth. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat.

    5 min

  10. 10

    Serve pudding with hot treacle sauce.

    5 min

Equipment Needed
mixing bowl
saucepan
loaf tin
oven
whisk

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