Apple Sponge Pudding Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Grease a 2-litre/3½-pint ovenproof dish lightly with butter. Tip the flour, sugar and baking powder, along with a pinch of salt, into a large bowl. Mix together the milk, butter, egg and vanilla extract and stir into the dry ingredients until you get a smooth batter. Arrange the apples in the dish, spoon the batter on top and smooth with a knife until the apples are covered.
• For the topping, pour 250ml boiling water over the sugar and stir together until smooth. Pour the liquid over the pudding mixture, then scatter over the pecans. Bake for about 40 mins until the pudding has risen and is golden. Use a big spoon to serve the pudding, making sure you get some of the gooey caramel sauce covering the bottom of the dish. Serve with pouring cream, warm custard or vanilla ice cream.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180C (160C fan forced).
• Grease a 2 litre (8 cup) ovenproof dish.
• Combine apple, cinnamon, 2 tablespoons sugar and 2 tablespoons water in a large saucepan over moderate heat and cover and bring to the boil and then reduce heat and simmer, partly covered, for 8 to 10 minutes or until just tender.
• Remove from heat and keep warm.
• Using an electric mixer, beat eggs in a medium bowl for 5 minutes or until thick and pale, gradually add 1/2 cup of sugar beating well after each addition until sugar is dissolved and then beat in vanilla.
• Sift flour over egg mixture and then using a large spoon, fold until just combined, take care not to over mix.
• Spoon HOT apple mix over base of prepared dish and then pour sponge batter over fruit mix.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until sponge is risen, golden and springs back when lightly touched.
• Dust with icing sugar and serve at once with custard or ice cream.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
• Butter a large glass or ceramic baking dish approx 32cm x 23cm x 5cm (12" x 9" x 2").
• Peel, core and slice apples 1cm (approx 1/2") thick.
• Pile apples into the baking dish, adding more apple if necessary to generously cover the bottom of the dish.
• Sift flour, baking powder and sugar into a large mixing bowl.
• Make a well in the centre and add milk, butter and eggs and beat with an electric mixer until the mixture becomes pale and the beaters leave a trail.
• Spoon batter evenly over the apples and smooth out with the back of a large spoon.
• Combine brown sugar, golden syrup and water in a small saucepan.
• Stir over medium heat until the mixture has become liquid and the brown sugar has melted.
• Stop stirring and allow mixture to come to the boil.
• Remove immediately from heat and pour evenly over the batter.
• Place dish on the centre shelf of the preheated 180°C (350°F) oven.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the top is golden brown.
• Dust lightly with icing sugar to serve and serve with thick cream.

Steps:

• Place apples in 2 litre casserole dish. Sprinkle with the cinnamon.
• Cream butter and sugar then add the next 6 ingredients and mix well. Spoon over apples.
• Mix brown sugar and flour thorougly in a bowl. Stir in butter, vanilla and water. Pour over batter and leave to sit on top. Bake uncovered in a 350 F oven for 30 minutes or until apples are baked and pudding is firm to the touch.