Blitz-&-bake sticky toffee Christmas pud

• Produce

  • 4 tbsp Brandy brandy bran-dee brandy is a distilled spirit made from virtually any fermented fruit or starchy vegetable.
  • 1 Carrot
  • 1 Dessert apple
  • 200 g Ready-to-eat stoned dates date da-ate dates are one of the oldest cultivated fruits - it's thought that they were a staple part of

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Eggs

• Condiments

  • 2 tbsp Golden syrup

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 tsp Bicarbonate of soda bicarbonate of soda bicarbonate of soda
  • 315 g Golden castor sugar
  • 170 g Self raising flour

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 25 g Walnuts
  • 100 g Walnuts walnut wall-nut walnuts are one of the most popular and versatile of all nuts. when picked young

• Dairy

  • 100 g Butter
  • 6 tbsp Double cream

• Other

  • 1 00g butter butter butt-err butter is made when lactic-acid producing bacteria are added to cream and churned to make an…

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Ingredients

• 200g ready-to-eat stoned dates Date da-ateDates are one of the oldest cultivated fruits - its thought that they were a staple part of…
• 100g walnuts Walnut wall-nutWalnuts are one of the most popular and versatile of all nuts. When picked young, theyre…
• 1 carrot, peeled and coarsely grated in the food processor Carrot ka-rotThe carrot, with its distinctive bright orange colour, is one of the most versatile root…
• 1 dessert apple, peeled, cored and coarsely grated in the food processor Apple ap-pelGrown in temperate regions, apples are one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits. There are…
• 2 tbsp golden syrup
• 4 tbsp brandy Brandy bran-deeBrandy is a distilled spirit made from virtually any fermented fruit or starchy vegetable.…
• 100g cold butter, cut into cubes Butter butt-errButter is made when lactic-acid producing bacteria are added to cream and churned to make an…
• 2 eggs, beaten Egg eggThe ultimate convenience food, eggs are powerhouses of nutrition, packed with protein and a…
• 140g golden caster sugar
• 170g self-raising flour
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda Bicarbonate of sodaBicarbonate of soda, or baking soda, is an alkali which is used to raise soda breads and full-…
• 175g golden caster sugar
• 25g walnuts, roughly chopped Walnut wall-nutWalnuts are one of the most popular and versatile of all nuts. When picked young, theyre…
• 100g butter Butter butt-errButter is made when lactic-acid producing bacteria are added to cream and churned to make an…
• 6 tbsp double cream

Directions

• Heat oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Blitz the dates in a food processor until chopped a little, then add the walnuts, carrot, apple, golden syrup and brandy. Pulse a few times until coarsely chopped, but still chunky. Tip in the butter, eggs and sugar and pulse a few times to combine. Finally, add the flour and bicarbonate soda, and keep tapping the pulse button just until everything comes together. Butter and line the base of a 1.5-litre pudding basin with greaseproof paper. Tip the mix in, smooth the top and bake for 1 hr 20 mins –1 hr 30 mins or until a skewer inserted into the pudding comes out almost clean.
• To make the sauce, tip the sugar into a frying pan and put over a medium heat. Cook until bubbling and golden. Swirl in the walnuts and, when completely coated, use a slotted spoon to lift them out onto a tray lined with greaseproof paper. Leave to harden; this is the praline. Carefully add the butter and cream to the caramel residue in the pan, return to the heat, bring to a simmer and stir together to make a toffee sauce.
• To serve, break the praline into shards. Turn out the pudding, spoon over some sauce and decorate with the praline. Serve with the remaining sauce.

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