The sun sets early now, when there is a sun that is.
It’s been cold, wet and grey here lately. The days have the stamp of winter on it.
Looped scarfs. wet puddles to jump in, bare trees and mornings starting with wailing black cockatoos overhead.
This is our winter. Not a winter with snow, and sub zero temperatures but a Sydney winter non the less. A winter that calls for heartier food. Slow cooked soups, polenta dishes and perhaps the odd pudding or two.
Sticky Date Pudding
125g softened butter
80g brown sugar*
2 beaten eggs
1 tsp cinnamon
zest of an orange
300g self raising flour
220g dates (I used medjool dates)
1 tsp bicarbonate soda
125mls boiling water
Take any seeds out of the dates and split the dates in half. Pop them in a bowl, add the bicarb and boiling water, set aside.
Cream butter and brown sugar together. Add beaten eggs, orange zest, and cinnamon mix well. Then add date mixture and fold through the flour.
I baked these in individual size cake pans for approximately 25 minutes at 180C. You can easily bake it as a whole cake, and adjust cooking time to suit.
* you could add more sugar if you like your whole pudding experience to be on the sweeter side. I think there is enough sweetness in the sauce though.
Sauce
300mls cream
110g dark muscavado sugar
100g butter
Bring cream to a simmer, add sugar and butter. Stir continuously until butter has melted, (and don’t let it boil over!)
Now with all that pudding energy…best go find some puddles to jump in.
Some of my favourite childhood memories are family walks after rain, just to jump in puddles (the ice-cream that we knew we’d get helped too!) thanks for the reminder of those simple childhood days!!
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Your welcome Ms Wendy. Happy to ignite a happy childhood memory or two.
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Maybe what I need is a pair of yellow galoshes — or some pudding! 🙂
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Fantastic pics…mmmm pudding warms the house and soul for sure xx
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That pudding looks amazing – I know what I’m making on the weekend! Thanks Brydie : )
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I love your philosophical/ thoughtful posts- especially when they are accompanied by wonderful recipes and boys in yellow Wellies!
I think I’d like your Sydney winters. 🙂
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A lot different to your snowy ones Heidi.
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Oh that looks so nice, we had a miserable weekend here – icy winds! Too cold to poke a toe out! I might have to try that pudding – just to warm things up!
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Wasn’t the weather on the long weekend appalling! I’m so glad there’s some sunshine out there today. Puddings are great comfort food for soggy cold days xx
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Love the photographs of the ‘puddle jumper’ in the yellow wellies. We had plenty of rain here in Brisbane last week but weather seems to have picked up now. Wrap up warm. Best wishes, Jean
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love the photos Brydie and that pudding. Perfect for melbourne winter x
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I love winter puddings 🙂
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This sounds like perfect consolation for dreary days and cold temperatures. And yes, perfect fuel for puddle jumping 🙂 I love the yellow boots being sported here!
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As do the The Monkeys 🙂 Yellow gumboots are getting a good work out at the moment.
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I might pull on my gum boots to wade through the puddle of toffee when I make this pudding. Yum!
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Alison can there ever be enough sauce on the pudding?
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There’s a packet of dates sitting in the pantry and this looks like the perfect recipe to use them up. x
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Excellent! Let me know if you make it Zara
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I guess its the perfect pudding for a puddly day
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I’m sure a pudding like this would have curative powers, Brydie. Bet your cough is all gone now.. 🙂
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Would it be totally wrong to have the sauce AND custard?
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Not wrong Richard… just sensible.
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Such a comforting pudding to disguise the arrival of winter. 🙂 Happy puddl’ing
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Oh wow sound delicious, perfect for winter
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I think that bright yellow gum boots help cope with the omnipresent rain! Although I’m glad to see that there has been sun over the last 2 days. Still, I crave a sticky date pudding!
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I’ve always wanted to try making a sticky pudding, Brydie, and yours sounds and looks really wonderful…for any time of year!
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Hmmm … think maybe I’ll trade in our winters for yours 🙂
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