Thursday, June 07, 2012

Chocolate Fudge Pudding



This pudding is an old favourite. Amie learnt to make it herself from a young age, and now Kate is making it. This is the second one this week, will have to slow her down on it abit, otherwise my waistline is not going to be good! It's an Alison Holst recipe (a famous NZ cook for those that don't know her) and is a perfect comfort food on a cold winters night.

 Chocolate Fudge Pudding

1 Cup self-raising flour
2 Tbsp cocoa
1/4 to 1/2 Cup sugar
1/2 Cup milk
1/4 Cup brown sugar
2 Tbsp cocoa
1 tsp instant coffee
1 Tbsp butter
1/4 to 1/2 Cup chopped walnuts
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 to 1 1/2 Cups boiling water

In a 20-23cm flat-bottomed microwave dish, fork together the flour, first measure of cocoa, and sugar, using the larger amount for a sweeter pudding. Stir in the milk to make a fairly stiff dough.
Still using the fork, arrange the dough fairly evenly in a ring around the edge of the dish, if microwaving, and stand a central tube insert or inverted glass in the middle. If baking in the oven, spread dough evenly over the bottom of the dish.
Measure the brown sugar, second measure of cocoa, and the coffee in a small bowl. Stir to mix, then sprinkle evenly over the dough. Dot the butter over the surface. Spread the nuts over this. Measure the vanilla and add to the boiling water, then carefully pour over everything. Add the extra water if the pudding won't be eaten immediately after cooking. Cover and microwave on High for 8 minutes, or bake uncovered at 180 deg, for 20-30minutes.
Serve hot or warm with ice cream.


Food Shopping

Tuesdays shop which will hopefully last a week with just a top-up of milk, f & v.

The price of food is soaring where we live. Perth is one of the most expensive cities in Australia for food and it's only going to increase. I'm trying to grow more and more of our own, it's really satisfying to walk out the back door and pick some lettuce, some broccoli, some herbs, a lemon for that honey and lemon drink which is great for those sore throats. The garden is a bit bare at present. Plenty of silverbeet, a bit of broccoli and lettuce, beetroot, capsicums. The lemon tree is doing well. The lime tree, raspberries, passionfruit and boysenberries all going great. Can't wait for the hens to start laying. The kids are mostly enthusiastic about the garden and love the chooks to bits! I would love to get a mandarin tree next as we go through so many!

What's growing in your garden this winter?

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