Sticky Toffee Pudding

Ingrediants

1 cup cooking butter

1 1/2 cups plain flour

1 cup dates, finely chopped

1 cup castor sugar

2 eggs

1 tbsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. vanilla extract

Toffee Sauce

1 1/2 cup cooking butter

1 cup cream

1 cup brown sugar

1/4 tsp. salt

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 180 C

In a vessel, combine dates and 1/2 cup boiling water for about 10 minutes. Take another bowl, Whisk in the flour, baking powder, and salt well

In a separate bowl, beat butter and sugar until they turn fluffy and add the eggs, continue beating well. To this, add the date mixture along with vanilla extract and mix well

Spread date batter evenly in a pan. Bake for 50 – 60 minutes

Remove cake from oven and cool for 5 minutes

Meanwhile to make the toffee sauce, in a saucepan, mix butter, cream, brown sugar and salt together. Heat over low, stirring occasionally till the sugar gets dissolved in the mixture.

Simmer the mixture for about 10 minutes till it becomes brown and sticky

Pour a cup of the toffee sauce over the pudding and wait for it to absorb

Slice a piece and relish the sticky toffee pudding with ice cream 

Veggie Enchiladas

Ingredients

4 corn tortillas

Grated cheese as required

1 onion, finely chopped

4 garlic cloves, minced

1 green bell pepper, chopped

1/4 cup tomato puree

¾ baked beans

1 tbsp. olive oil

½ tsp. mixed herbs

½ tsp. red chili flakes

½ tsp. paprika or pepper

Salt

Method

Heat oil in a pan; add onions and sauté till they turn light pink. Add minced garlic, bell pepper and cook till the bell peppers are softened for about 5-7 minutes

Add baked beans, tomato puree and stir in the mixture well. To this, add paprika/pepper, salt, red chili flakes and mixed dried herbs and mix and stir well. Turn off heat and let the mixture cool

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Place a tortilla on a work top, spread some of the filling evenly in the center and roll the tortilla. Place the roll in the baking dish and similarly make three more rolls and place them in the dish

Top the rolled tortillas with some remaining filling mixture along with generous amount of grated cheese and herbs

Place the dish in the preheated oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Serve hot