This traditional South African vinegar pudding is ideal to make, as a dessert, if you have unexpected guests.
It contains ingredients that everyone should have at hand and is quick and easy to make
Ingredients for the Vinegar Pudding
For the Pudding
2 eggs, large
2 tbsp butter
½ cup soft brown sugar
6½ oz [185g] cake flour
2 tsp ground ginger
½ tsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 tbsp smooth apricot jam
For the Sauce
2 cups water
1 lb [450g] white sugar
½ cup brown malt vinegar
A little butter for greasing
To make the Pudding
Preheat the oven to 350
oF [180
oC]
Make the Vinegar Sauce
Do this first by boiling the sauce ingredients together in a saucepan for 6 minutes
Set aside to cool
Make the Pudding batter
Beat the eggs lightly
Cream together the butter and brown sugar, in a large mixing bowl
Add the eggs, beating well
Sift together the cake flour, nutmeg, ginger and bicarbonate of soda into another bowl
Then sift the dry mixture into the butter/sugar mixture, mixing well as you do so
Add the apricot jam stirring to ensure it is thoroughly blended
Grease an ovenproof dish, with butter and pour the cooled sauce
into it
Spoon the pudding batter into the dish
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until the pudding is nicely browned
Serve the Vinegar Pudding hot with custard or whipped cream
Although quick and easy to make this South African dessert is a real taste treat
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