Hasty Pudding

Recipe for: HASTY PUDDING 

Ingredients: 

• Some jam or fresh stewed fruit (Rhubarb, plums etc)
• 100g unsalted butter, very soft
• 100g caster sugar
• 2 eggs
• 100g self-raising flour
• 50g ground almonds
• 1 tblsp flaked almonds (optional) 

Method: 

1. heat oven to 180C/ fan 160C/ gas 5
2. spoon the fruit or jam into the bottom of a pudding dish
3. in a separate bowl mix the butter with the sugar.  Beat until smooth & creamy
4. beat in the eggs, then the flour, then the ground almonds
5. spoon the mixture over the fruit in the dish
6. top with a few flaked almonds (if using)
7. bake in the oven for 40-50 minutes, until the sponge is cooked through
8. remove from oven & allow to stand for a few minutes 

What else you need to know: 

1. serve with ice-cream, cream or custard