Name: Sticky pear pudding with toffee sauce
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 70 min
Total time: 95 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 cinnamon stick, halved; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 4 medium ripe pears, peeled, leaving stems intact; 100 gram unsalted butter, at room temperature; 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence; 1 1/2 cup self-raising flour; toffee sauce, to serve; whipped cream, to serve; Toffee sauce; 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 1 cup cream; 125 gram unsalted butter; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Sticky pear pudding with toffee sauce

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Serves 8

Prep

25M

Cook

1H 10M

Total

1H 35M

Ingredients

1 cinnamon stick, halved

1 tablespoon lemon juice

4 medium ripe pears, peeled, leaving stems intact

100 gram unsalted butter, at room temperature

3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar

2 eggs, lightly beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

1 1/2 cup self-raising flour

toffee sauce, to serve

whipped cream, to serve

Toffee sauce

1 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1 cup cream

125 gram unsalted butter

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Method

1.Place 2 cups water, cinnamon stick and juice in a large microwave-safe bowl. Stand pears upright in bowl. Microwave on Medium (50%) for 15-18 minutes or until tender. Remove pears from bowl; cool for 10 minutes. Cut pears in half lengthwise remove cores.

2.Meanwhile, preheat oven to 160°C/140°C fan forced. Lightly grease and line base and sides of a 21x1Ocm (base measurement) loaf pan with baking paper.

3.Using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar in a small bowl until pale and creamy. Add egg and essence; beat until combined. Add sifted flour; fold to combine. Pour mixture into prepared pan; smooth surface. Press pears, standing upright. into mixture. Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a skewer inserted at centre comes out clean.

4.Meanwhile, to make toffee sauce, combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan over moderate heat. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 10 minutes or until sauce thickens.

5.Pour a little sauce over warm pudding. Serve with extra toffee sauce and cream

You can cook pears up to 2 days ahead Sauce can be made up to 3 days ahead; cover and keep in fridge.
Note

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