baked sticky pudding

Serves: 4

Ingredients:
pudding
1 cup whole wheat flour
¼ cup brown sugar
½ teaspoon ground ginger
3 tablespoons sunflower oil
2 eggs, beaten
½ cup low-fat milk
½ cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
2 tablespoons apricot jam
1 tablespoon white grape vinegar
syrup
½ cup water
½ cup apple juice
1 tablespoon honey
½ teaspoon vanilla essence

Method:
pudding: preheat oven to 180 °c. combine the flour, sugar and ginger in a large mixing bowl.
mix oil, eggs, milk and buttermilk and stir in the bicarb until dissolved.
mix in the jam and vinegar. gradually stir liquid into the flour mixture until a smooth batter forms, with no lumps.
pour the batter into an oven dish and bake for 35 minutes or until golden brown.
syrup: meanwhile, place all the syrup ingredients in a small pot. bring to the boil and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until syrupy.
prick the warm pudding with a fork and pour the warm syrup over. allow the pudding to absorb the syrup. serve warm with fresh fruit of your choice.