Coras Date Pudding A Very Old Food

CORA'S DATE PUDDING - A VERY OLD RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small saucepan mix sugar, water, and butter. Cook until it comes to a boil. Pour into a 9 by 13 inch pan. Mix all remaining ingredients together, forming a dough-like mixture. Drop by tablespoons full onto mixture in 9 by 13 pan. Bake for 20 minutes. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.

DATE PUDDING

Steps:

• In a saucepan combine 1 cup brown sugar, water, and bring to a boil, cook for 3 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add butter.
• In a bowl combine flour, baking powder, salt, 1/2 cup sugar.
• Stir in milk until smooth.
• Add dates and walnuts.
• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Pour syrup into a 8 or 9-inch baking pan; add batter and bake for 45 minutes.
• Serve warm with whipped cream.

OLD FASHIONED DATE PUDDING

Steps:

• Mix together 1 cup dates, 1 cup hot water and baking soda. Let stand several minutes.
• Add remaining ingredients (white sugar, butter, egg, flour, baking powder and pecans). Mix well.
• Pour into 9x9 inch greased pan.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Mix brown sugar, 2/3 cup water and 2/3 cup dates in saucepan.
• Cook for 3 minutes over medium heat,stirring constantly.
• Pour on top of date pudding immediately, or it can be spooned on after it is cut into pieces.
• Top with whipped cream.

STICKY DATE PUDDING WITH BALSAMIC CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• For Pudding:.
• Combine dates in a pan with 300ml water, bring to a boil.
• Remove from heat, stir in bicarb soda and set aside.
• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating well each time.
• Fold in flour with a large metal spoon, stir in date mixture and vanilla and pour into a greased 18cm square cake tin.
• Bake in a 160°C oven for 50 minutes, or until cooked when tested with a skewer.
• For Sauce:.
• Combine sugar and butter in a pan and stir over low heat until melted. Add cream and vinegar, bring to a boil, remove from heat and serve warm, not hot.
• Note:.
• I have made a double batch of the pudding in a kugelhopf pan, just make sure you prepare the pan well. I then fill the centre with strawberries or cherries and serve the sauce on the side. Makes a beautiful alternative Christmas Pudding.

OLD FASHIONED DATE PUDDING

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring 1 cup brown sugar and water to a boil. Cook and stir for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and add butter; set aside. In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt and remaining brown sugar. Stir in milk until smooth. add dates and walnuts., Pour hot brown sugar syrup into an 8-in. square baking dish. Spoon batter over syrup. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of cake topping comes out clean. Serve warm with whipped cream.