Sticky Date Pudding

Makes 10 - 12 muffins

Ingredients

270g dates (pitted)

312ml or 1 1/4 cups water

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

60g butter 

2 eggs (lightly beaten)

1 tsp vanilla extract

160g flour

100g light brown sugar

Method

- Pre-heat the oven to 160 degrees C. Greaseproof the muffin tray with abit of butter/oil. 

- Boil the dates with water. Once done, turn off the heat, melt the butter and baking soda with the boiled dates. When the date mixture is cooled off abit, use a hand grinder to chop up the dates.

- Add the eggs and vanilla extract. Do not over mix.

- Sieve the flour with the baking powder. 

- Add the brown sugar into the flour mixture, remove lumps if any.

- Fold in the dry with the wet mixture. Add walnuts/pecan nuts if you will like.

- Pour into muffin tray (3/4 full will do) and bake for about 25 - 30mins.

- Serves best with caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream!