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Start by stoning all of the dates.
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Once stoned, cut all of the dates into small pieces.
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Place a deepish saucepan on the hob add the 200ml of water and bring it to a slow boil.
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Soon as it starts to boil add the dates, cover the pan and simmer for 3 minutes.
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Once the time is up, add the baking soda, and stir vigorously, the mixture will fizz up some, keep stirring until the activity dies down.
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Cover the pan and allow the mixture to completely cool.
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Add the butter and the sugar to a bowl, and cream them together until it is light in colour, smooth and airy.
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Add the vanilla extract and eggs, whisk the mixture for 2 minutes.
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Sift in the flour and baking powder, gently fold the mixture together with a spatula.
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Add the now cooled dates and gently fold those in, cover the bowl and let it rest for 10 minutes.
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Preheat your oven to 160°C / 320°F / Gas mark 3.
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Grease 6 small pudding bowls with lard or butter, (see the video for sizes).
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Place the bowls on a baking tray and get the into the preheated oven, and bake for 45 minutes.
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Once the time is up, check with a cocktail stick, if it comes out clean, they are done, if there is any wet batter on the stick, bake for a further 5 minutes.
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Place the bowls on a wire rack and allow them to cool and shrink a little for 10 minutes.
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Add all of the brandy sauce ingredients to bowl, and whisk until the cream has thickened a little, but it is still a bit runny, then cover and refrigerate until needed.
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After 10 minutes, your puddings should release from the pudding bowls.
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Serve fat side down, on a small dessert plate with raspberries at the side and lots of that brandy sauce drizzled over the pudding.
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A perfect Christmas dessert.
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Enjoy.
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Ingredients
The Puddings:
170g / 6oz Dates (stoned)
170g / 6oz Plain or All-purpose flour
140g / 5oz Granulated sugar
60g / 2oz softened butter
3ml / ½tsp Vanilla extract
4g / 1tsp Baking powder
2 large Eggs (room temperature)
200ml Water
4g / 1tsp Bicarbonate of soda / Baking soda
The Brandy sauce:
270ml Double/heavy Cream
15ml / 1tbls Brandy or Whiskey
6ml / 1tsp Vanilla Extract
12g / 2tsp Icing/Powdered Sugar
4 Pack individual pie & Pudding tins/moulds
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Skeleton style Oven Gloves. Rated for up to and not beyond 260°C / 500°F.
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