Eve's Pudding

Recipe for: EVE’S PUDDING 

Ingredients: 

• For the fruit:
• 2-3 apples, peeled, cored & chopped
• 1 tblsp caster sugar
• For the sponge:
• 4 tblsp softened butter
• 4 tblsp caster sugar
• 75g self-raising flour
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 tblsp milk 

Method: 

1. pre-heat the oven to 180C/ 170C fan
2. place the apples, 1 tblsp caster sugar + 1 tblsp water in a 2-pint buttered oven-proof dish
3. make the sponge: mix all the sponge ingredients together until smooth, light & fluffy
4. spoon the sponge mixture over the top of the apples & smooth the surface
5. bake for 45-50 minutes, or until the top has browned & is springy to the touch.  A skewer should come out clean
6. remove from the oven & allow to cool for a few minutes.  Slide a knife or spatula around the edge, then place a warm plate over the top of the dish
7. turn the whole lot over, then ease off the dish to leave the apples now on top of the sponge 

What else you need to know: 

1. you can just leave the pudding in the dish & scoop it out with a large spoon if the turning over thing seems too risky!