Ingredients

• 3-4 - medium-sized apples (pared, cored and diced)
• 1 cup - pitted dates (chopped coarsely)
• 1/2 cup - walnuts
• 1/4 cup - flour
• 1.25 tsp - baking powder
• 1.5 tsp - soda bicarb (sift ingredients till now 3 times)
• 1 cup - sugar
• 1 tsp - cinnamon (ground)
• 1/4 tsp - nutmeg (ground)
• 1/4 tsp - cloves (ground)
• 3 - eggs
• 1/4 cup - oil
• Honey Custard: 1.5 cups - milk
• 2 tbsp - custard powder
• 2 tbsp - honey

How to Make Steamed apple date pudding with honey custard

• Combine apples, dates, walnuts, flour, sugar and ground spices well.
• Beat eggs and oil until well blended.
• Pour over the above mixture. Turn the mixture into well-greased mould.
• Cover with a greased aluminium foil.
• Place mould on a wire rack in a large pan.
• Pour in boiling hot water (half the height of the mould).
• Cover tightly and cook on gentle heat for 2 hours.
• Add some more boiling water if required.
• For custard:
• Blend custard powder and melted honey with nuts.
• Cook on medium heat. Keep stirring till it thickens.
• Serve with steamed pudding.