SOUTH AFRICAN VINEGAR PUDDING

SOUTH AFRICAN VINEGAR PUDDING
There is i chill in the air, time for Brown pudding again:
SYRUP:
500 ml water
400 g white sugar
125 ml brown vinegar
BATTER:
30 ml butter
125 ml brown sugar
2 large eggs, beaten
180 g cake flour
5 ml bicarbonate of soda
10 ml ground ginger
2 ml freshly grated nutmeg
2 ml salt
30 ml smooth apricot jam

First make the syrup. Boil the water, sugar and vinegar for 5 minutes, then set aside to cool.To make the pudding,
cream the butter and brown sugar together, then add the eggs, beating constantly.
Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda, ginger, nutmeg and salt into the egg mixture and mix well. Blend in the jam.
Pour the cooled syrup into a baking or ovenproof dish and spoon in the batter.
Bake the pudding at 180 C for 40 minutes.
Serve warm with custard.
Photo:  Adri Gifappel van Wyk
Recipe posted by Adri Gifappel van Wyk