MeraForum Community.No 1 Pakistani Forum Community

http://sanjeevkapoor.com/upload%5CST...0203519526.jpg

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
Refined 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