GLOBAL GAS / dessert

Date Orange Sticky Puddings

Individual date puddings with orange zest and a warm brown-sugar cream sauce.

Ingredients

• 150 g pitted dates, chopped
• 180 ml boiling water
• 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 90 g softened butter
• 160 g light brown sugar
• 2 medium eggs
• 150 g self-raising flour
• 1 tbsp finely grated orange zest
• 150 ml double cream

Method

1. Pour the boiling water over the dates, stir in the bicarbonate of soda and leave for 10 minutes. Mash roughly.
2. Heat the oven to 180°C, 160°C fan. Grease six 200 ml pudding moulds with 10 g of the butter.
3. Beat 50 g of the butter with 80 g of the sugar. Beat in the eggs, then fold in the flour, orange zest and date mixture.
4. Divide between the moulds and bake for 20–25 minutes until risen and a skewer comes out without wet batter.
5. Simmer the remaining butter and sugar with the cream for 3 minutes, stirring. Turn out the puddings and spoon over the sauce.

Leave a little space at the top of each mould for the sponge to rise.