CARAMEL APPLE PUDDING (like lemon delicious)

5 large golden delicious or granny smith apples (may be too tart) – peeled, cored, sliced 1 cm thick
250g plain flour
2 tsp BP
250g castor sugar
200ml milk
150g unsalted butter, melted
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup light muscovado sugar (molasses flavoured) or light brown sugar
1/3 cup golden syrup
300ml water
icing sugar & thick cream to serve

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Lightly butter a 2.5 litre baking dish. Place the apples in there.

Sift flour & BP into a bowl together with castor sugar, milk, butter & eggs. Beat with electric mixer until pale. Spread mixture over the apples.

Place muscovado, golden syrup & water into a saucepan and stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves, then bring to boil without stirring.

Pour sugar mixture over the pudding batter, then bake for 30-35 mins or until top is golden.
Dust with icing sugar and serve with cream or custard.

MY NOTE ” needs a bit more cake and flavour. Belinda loved it.”