Baked Sticky Pudding

Ingredients

• pudding
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger
• 3 tablespoons sunflower oil
• 2 eggs, beaten
• ½ cup low-fat milk
• ½ cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 2 tablespoons apricot jam
• 1 tablespoon white grape vinegar
• syrup
• ½ cup water
• ½ cup apple juice
• 1 tablespoon honey
• ½ teaspoon vanilla essence

Preparation

1. pudding: preheat oven to 180 °c. combine the flour, sugar and ginger in a large mixing bowl.
2. mix oil, eggs, milk and buttermilk and stir in the bicarb until dissolved.
3. mix in the jam and vinegar. gradually stir liquid into the flour mixture until a smooth batter forms, with no lumps.
4. pour the batter into an oven dish and bake for 35 minutes or until golden brown.
5. syrup: meanwhile, place all the syrup ingredients in a small pot. bring to the boil and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until syrupy.
6. prick the warm pudding with a fork and pour the warm syrup over. allow the pudding to absorb the syrup. serve warm with fresh fruit of your choice.