This is THE most fattening, rich dessert you will ever put in your mouth! I ate it at the source in Aberdeen, Scotland - the Udny Arms Hotel.
Different hotels and pubs in the Lake District of England claim to have invented this yummy dessert.
Read more here: The Contentious Origins of England's Famous Pudding.
Read more here: The Contentious Origins of England's Famous Pudding.
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Pudding Ingredients
1 stick butter 1 & 1/2 cups sugar (The recipe calls for super-fine or caster sugar, but that's expensive and may be hard to find. Just use regular - if you're concerned, grind it in your coffee grinder a bit.) 2 eggs 3 & 1/3 cups self-rising flour, sifted 1 (8-ounce)package dates, pitted 1 tsp baking soda 2 cups boiling water |
Ingredients for Sauce
2 sticks of butter (told you it was rich) 2 & 1/3 cups brown sugar, firmly packed 2 cups whipping cream |
Steps for Pudding
- Cream the butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs ONE at a time. With spatula or wooden spoon, fold in sifted flour.
- Place dates and baking soda in a separate, heat-proof bowl. Pour boiling water over them and leave until all the water has absorbed.
- Add the dates to the butter mixture and spoon into a large Pyrex baking dish. Bake at 350° for about 40 minutes.
- In a saucepan, boil butter, brown sugar, and cream together.
- Pour over the baked pudding and brown under the broiler before you serve. (Be careful! Don't let it burn!)
