Australian Hasty Pudding

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 125 ml sugar
• 1 egg
• 250 ml self-raising flour
• 60 ml milk
• 2 tablespoons golden syrup

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 180°C.

2. 2

   Melt butter, add sugar and egg. Beat briskly then add flour, and then milk. Beat to batter consistency.

3. 3

   Pour golden syrup into a buttered/greased small pie dish (my Granny used an old enamel baking dish that holds about two cups of liquid - it's important the dish is not too shallow and the batter not spread too thinly) and allow to settle, then pour batter on top of golden syrup.

4. 4

   Bake for about 25-30 minutes. It should have a crisp, golden crust (almost biscuit-like) and a soggy bottom. Spoon straight from pie dish into bowls and serve with ice-cream or cream and a little extra golden syrup.