apple sponge pudding

Posted on | July 23, 2007 | No Comments

one of my favourite dinner guests is coming here in a couple of hours.
mr damian.
usually we see him once a week, but between his travel schedule and my bronchitis, 6 weeks have slipped by.

so, maurice is setting the table, i’ve got a bottle of special champers chilling, i’ve made a chicken and broccoli bake thing AND i’m making apple sponge pudding.

have you ever had this dessert?
it’s hot stewed apple, covered with a sponge mixture and you bake it altogether and serve it hot with cream and/or icecream.
it is YEARS since we’ve had this thing and we are salivating.
the weather is perfect for it, too.
drizzly and gray and chilly and dank.
the sort of weather you need warm delicious pudding.

how to make the pudding:
half fill a pie dish with stwed and sweetened apple (or another fruit if you choose).
keep it warm (this is vital).

cream 125g butter and 125g castor sugar together.
add an egg and beat well.
add 125g sifted flour and 2 tsp baking powder and pour the mixture over the hot fruit.
spread it out to cover.
bake about 3/4 hour at 190C.
sift on icing sugar and serve hot.

there!
simple and yummy.

this recipe is from the edmonds cook book (best selling book in new zealand for the last godknowshowmany years).
they recommend their own baking powder of course….edmonds, sure to rise….but i’ve had fine results with australian brands.
nothing is as good as edmonds…..but don’t let’s tell the australians. hehe.

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