Tuesday, November 2, 2010

** DATE 'steamed' Pudding !! **

1 cup chopped dates
1 cup sultanas
1/2 cup orange juice
1 teaspoon mixed spice
grated rind 1 lemon
1 cup S.R. wholemeal ("wholewheat"/American) flour
1 teaspoon bicarb of soda
1/2 cup skim or 'Zymil' (lactase included) low-fat milk WITH 1 dessertspoon vinegar

Place dates, sultanas, orange juice, mixed spice and lemon rind in a saucepan. Gently simmer for 3 minutes and remove. Leave to cool slightly.

Sift flour and bicarb soda twice. Add flour to fruit mixture and stir in milk and vinegar.

Line a small pudding basin with foil/baking paper? Pour in mixture. Seal tightly with foil and pudding basin lid. Place in a saucepan of boiling water and keep boiling for 1 hour.

(J. Stafford)

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