English Apple Sponge Pudding
Recipe: #3339
December 04, 2011
"A delicious apple sponge pudding that I grew up with and in turn made for my children. My husband prefers this dessert with a dollop of ice-cream. As I grew up eating this with custard that's how I like it."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (302.2 g)
- Calories 465.2
- Total Fat - 3.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.2 g
- Cholesterol - 104.6 mg
- Sodium - 91.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 105.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 8 g
- Sugars - 76.2 g
- Protein - 8.4 g
- Calcium - 51.3 mg
- Iron - 2.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 8.7 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Put the apples, sugar, lemon rind, and ground cloves (if using) into a saucepan with just enough water to cover and simmer on low for 5 minutes or until the apples are just tender. Drain, and reserve the apple juice if desired.
Step 2
For the topping beat the eggs and vanilla together and then beat in the caster sugar.
Step 3
Fold in the flour and salt and combine.
Step 4
Put the apple mixture into a greased pie dish and sprinkle half the brown sugar and sultanas if using. Add the topping mixture and sprinkle with the remaining brown sugar.
Step 5
Preheat oven to 350 and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until the topping is golden brown and firm.
Tips
No special items needed.