Serves 8
用料
200g fresh or dried dates, stoned & chopped | |
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda | |
1tsp instant coffee | |
90g unsalted butter, softened | |
3/4 cup (170g) caster sugar | or 1/2 cup brown sugar |
2 large eggs | |
V1:1 tsp vanilla essence | V2: 1/4 tsp mixed spice & 1/4 tsp cinnamon |
1 cup self-raising flour, sifted | |
For the Sauce | |
60-100g unsalted butter | |
1 cup light muscovado sugar or brown sugar | |
1 cup double cream |
Sticky Toffee/Date Pudding的做法
Preheat oven to 180ºC
Grease a ovenproof dish.In a bowl:
Dates & 1cup water & 1tsp coffee: boil&simmer: 5-10mins(absorbed)
remove from the heat.
add 1tsp bicarbonate of soda
Leave to cool--mash.Beat 90g butter & 3/4 cup caster sugar: pale & fluffy
beat in 2 eggs : one at a time
add 1 tsp vanilla essence
Sift in 1 cup self raising flour
Fold in the dates mixture
( & 2tbsp yoghurt or milk)Pour into the dish
Bake 180c: 30 minutes-1 hour.Toffee sauce:
in a sauce pan ( low heat)
60-100g butter &1/2 cup brown sugar &1/2 cup cream : few minutes until dissolved & thickened & darkened in colour.