Sticky Toffee Date Pudding Food

STICKY DATE TOFFEE PUDDING

Steps:

• For the pudding: Preheat the oven to 330 degrees F. Bring 400 grams (14 1/8 ounces) water to a boil and pour over the dates. Let sit for 2 minutes, then add the baking soda. Blend the date mixture in a food processor, leaving some chunks.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the granulated sugar and butter until soft. Add the eggs one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl between additions. Add the flour and baking powder, and mix until combined. Add the date mixture to the batter and mix until combined.
• Fill the mold three-quarters full. Cover with oven-safe plastic wrap. Place the mold in a water bath filled halfway up the sides of the pudding. Bake until golden brown, 15 to 30 minutes.
• For the sauce: In a saucepot, combine the brown sugar, cream, butter, bourbon and vanilla seeds. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer; cook until the sugar dissolves. Keep warm until ready to serve.
• Pour the warm sauce over the pudding and serve.

STICKY TOFFEE DATE PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180 degrees C.
• Mix the dates and baking soda in a bowl.
• Pour boiling water on top and leave until needed.
• Cream butter and sugar, then add eggs one at a time, beat well after each addition.
• Fold in the sifted flour, stir in the date mixture, and pour into a greased 18cm or 7" square or round cake tin.
• Bake for 30-40 minutes, until a skewer comes out clean.
• For the sauce: 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.
• Cut pudding into squares and place each square in the centre of a warm dinner plate.
• Pour hot toffee sauce (reheat if neccesary) over each square and serve with ice cream.

STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350F, grease and flour a 7 x 10-inch baking dish.
• Soak the dates in boiling water for 15 minutes to soften. Drain and blend until you get a smooth paste.
• Add the date paste to a large bowl along with the dark brown sugar, eggs, vegetable oil, milk and salt. Stir together with a whisk until smooth. Add the baking powder, baking soda and flour. Stir until just smooth.
• Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish. Bake for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Meanwhile make the sauce:.
• Place the sugar, butter and half of the cream into a pot. Place over a medium heat and stir until it comes to the boil. Turn the heat down to medium low and let the mixture simmer for 2-3 minutes until smooth and slightly thickened. Take off the heat and stir in the remaining cream.
• Cut the cake into 8 portions and serve warm with the warm toffee sauce. You can add a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream as well.

DATE PUDDING WITH TOFFEE SAUCE (STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING)

Steps:

• For the pudding: Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a squate 9 inch baking pan. In a small saucepan mix together dates and water, bring to a boil. Add baking soda and stir until the dates begin to break down and mixture thickens slightly, 1 to 2 minutes, set aside.
• In a medium mixing bowl stir together flour, baking powder, allspice, and salt, set aside. In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
• On low speed gradually add flour mixture alternating with date mixture and beat until combined. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake until toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, about 40 minutes. Let pudding cool in pan on a cooling rack for 10 minutes. Meanwhile make toffee sauce.
• For the sauce: In a small saucepan mix together butter, sugar, and cream. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves and mixture boils. Reduce heat to low and cook without stirring for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in alchohol.
• Cut pudding into squares and serve warm with sauce.

STICKY DATE PUDDING WITH TOFFEE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180*C/375*F.
• Combine dates and baking soda in a heatproof bowl.
• Pour over 250ml of boiling water.
• Set dates aside till room temperature.
• Cream together butter and sugar in a large bowl till pale.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating until smooth.
• Fold in flour then stir in date mixture, including the water.
• Pour mixture into greased and floured 8 inch deep cake pan and bake for 30-45 minutes until cooked through; set aside for a couple of minutes before turning out.
• To make sauce, combine all ingredients over low heat, stirring until butter has melted.
• Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Serve hot!

STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING

Steps:

• Combine dates and tea in a bowl and soak for 15 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch round cake pan and line with parchment paper.
• Cream 3/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Sift in flour and baking powder and fold into the mixture.
• Add baking soda, vanilla, and espresso granules to the date-tea mixture. Add mixture to the batter and stir to produce a loose, soft, dropping consistency. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• When pudding is almost finished baking, combine 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar, 3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon golden syrup, and butter for the sauce in a heavy saucepan over low heat until melted. Simmer for 5 minutes, then remove from heat. Gradually stir in cream and vanilla. Return to the heat and stir until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Remove pudding from the oven. Spoon a little sauce onto each serving plate. Place a portion of pudding on top, then pour over more sauce. Serve remaining sauce on the side.