JIM'S STICKY DATE PUDDING

JIM'S STICKY DATE PUDDING  Classical pudding flavoured with dates  Preparation Time : 20-25 mins Cooking Time : 50-60 mins Servings : 4

INGREDIENTS Dates, pitted and chopped 1 cup Soda bicarbonate 1/2 teaspoon Brown sugar 1/2 cup Butter 90 grams Vanilla essence 1 teaspoon Eggs 2 PLAIN flour (maida) 1 cup Icing sugar as required

METHOD Preheat the oven to 180°C. Take the dates in a bowl, add soda bicarbonate and one cup of boiling water and set aside to soften. Take sugar in a bowl, add butter and blend with a hand blender till fluffy. Add vanilla essence and mix. Break eggs into the bowl and continue to blend. Add refined flour and mix. Add the dates along with the water and blend some more. Pour into an oven proof bowl and bake in the preheated oven for fifty to sixty minutes. Cut into slices when cooled. Dredge with icing sugar and serve