| Vegan Steamed Chocolate, Banana & Date Pudding | |
| 4oz/100g self-raising flour 1oz/25g cocoa A pinch of salt 1oz/25g dates 1oz/25g hazelnuts 2oz/50g margarine 1 tablespoon date syrup 2 ripe bananas 6 fl. oz/150 ml soya milk 1tsp vanilla essence 1tsp
baking powder Vital
Equipment:
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| 1 | Sieve
the flour, cocoa and salt into a bowl. |
| 2 | Chop the dates
up into small pieces and grind the hazelnuts in a blender, then put them
in the mixing bowl. |
| 3 | Melt the margarine,
mix in the date syrup, then add to the dry ingredients. |
| 4 | Mash the bananas
in the soya milk, then add the vanilla essence, baking powder and vinegar. |
| 5 | Pour this
mixture onto the rest of the ingredients and blend together to form a smooth,
quite thick consistency (add more soya milk if necessary). |
| 6 | Grease the
small pudding bowls with margarine, then fill them with the pudding mixture. |
| 7 | Cover the
bowl with greaseproof paper or muslin and secure it with string or an elastic
band. |
| 8 | Fill a large
pan with boiling water (enough so that it comes up to the same level as
the pudding bowls, but does not cover them), then place the bowls in it. |
| 9 | Cover the
pan and leave the puuding to steam over a low heat for around 40-60 minutes
(depending on their size) - make sure the water is kept topped up so that
it does not all evaporate. |
| 10 | When the puddings
are ready (test them with a skewer to see if it comes out clean), remove
the paper or muslin and turn them out onto individual plates. |
| 11 | Serve with maple syrup or chocolate sauce, and soya cream or ice-cream. |