Title: Sticky Toffee Pudding (Bd)
Categories: Pudding Custard
Yield: 9 Servings

2 1/2	c	Water
10	oz	Pitted dates, chopped
2	ts	Baking soda
1/2	c	Unsalted butter
1 1/3	c	Sugar
4		Eggs
2	ts	Vanilla extract
3	c	Unsifted all-purpose flour
2	ts	Baking powder
1	c	Brown sugar
1/3	c	Butter
1/3	c	Half and half
2	ts	Vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan. Line bottom with waxed paper or parchment. Grease paper.

Place date pieces in a pot with water and bring to a boil. Stir in soda and set aside. Cream butter then add sugar and beat until creamed. Continue beating, adding eggs 2 at a time, mixing until fluffy, add vanilla. Mix in flour and baking powder, alternating with dates. Bake in a 325 degree oven until firm, about 40 to 45 minutes, cool in pan on a wire rack. Invert cake onto rack; remove paper; invert cake again. Cover and chill. Cut out triangles. Cover with sauce. Warm to order-1 minute in microwave.

For sauce, add last 4 ingredients together and boil 3 minutes. Garnish with caramelized pears and dried pear chips.

Yield: 9 portions

BAKERS' DOZEN GALE GAND SHOW #BD1A32, Copyright, 1997, TV FOOD NETWORK, G.P., All Rights Reserved

MCBusted by Gail Shermeyer <4paws@netrax.net> on Mar 19, 1997 By 4paws@netrax.net (Shermeyer-Gail) on Mar 21, 1997.

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