Australian Sticky Date Pudding Recipes

STICKY DATE PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter a 9-inch, high-sided baking pan.
• Place the dates in a saucepan, and cover with water. Bring to a boil, reduce to simmer and cook for three minutes. Add the baking soda, and set aside.
• In a bowl, cream one stick of butter, sugar and eggs, adding the eggs one at a time. Gently fold in the flour, the salt and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract. Slowly stir in the baking powder and 1/4 cup of the date cooking liquid, until the cake mixture resembles thick pancake batter. (Discard the rest.) Stir in the dates. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until cooked in the center.
• Meanwhile, make the sauce by combining a stick of butter, 1/4 cup of heavy cream, the brown sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Bring to a boil; reduce to simmer, and cook for three minutes.
• To serve, drizzle some of the sauce over the cake as it is cooling. Serve the rest of the sauce separately. Garnish with whipped cream if desired.

AUSTRALIAN STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING

Steps:

• Mix dates and baking soda in a heat-proof bowl.
• Pour boiling water on top and leave to stand.
• Cream butter and sugar until pale, then add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Gently fold in sifted flour, stir in the date mixture, and pour into a lightly buttered 18cm or 7" square or round cake tin.
• Bake in a preheated oven (180 C) for 30-40 minutes, until an inserted skewer comes clean.
• Combine sugar, cream, vanilla essence and butter in a saucepan, bring to the boil, stirring, and simmer for five minutes.
• Set aside until ready to serve, then quickly reheat when needed.
• Cut pudding into squares and place each square in the centre of a warm dinner plate.
• Pour hot toffee sauce over each square and serve with fresh cream.

AUSTRALIAN STICKY DATE PUDDING

Steps:

• Butter a 9" round or square baking pan with 1 tbls butter.
• Place dates in saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 3 minutes. Add baking soda, Set aside.
• In a bowl, cream 1/2 cup butter, the 5 tbls granualted sugar and the eggs, adding one at a time.
• Mix well after each egg addition. Gently fold in flour, salt and 1/2 tsp vanilla. Slowly stir in baking powder and 1/2 cup of the date cooking liquid until cake mixture resembles thick pancake batter.
• Discard remaining cooking liquid. Stir in dates.
• Pour into prepared pan and bake at 350* for 30-40 minutes or until cooked in center.
• Make a sauce by combining 1/2 cup butter, 1/4 cup heavy cream, brown sugar and 1/2 tsp vanilla in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 3 minutes. Drizzle some of the sauce over the cake as it is cooling.
• Serve the remainder of sauce seperately. Garnish with whipped cream.I sometimes use Cool Whip.to save fat grahams.