Making South African Brown Pudding

In South Africa it is called 'Bruinpoeding' meaning 'Brown Pudding'.

Prep time  10 m     Cook time  1 h 10 m    Total time 1 h 20 m    Serves 16

Ingredients

• 2 cups white sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
• 2 tablespoons apricot jam
• 2 cups milk

Sauce

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 2 teaspoons vanilla

Directions

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).


Beat 2 cups sugar and eggs with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Stir in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, vinegar, and apricot jam. Pour in 2 cups of milk and stir until well combined. Spoon the batter into a greased, 2 quart oven-proof baking dish.


Bake in the preheated oven for 60 to 70 minutes, or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Pierce the baked pudding several times with a skewer or fork.


Place 1 cup sugar, water, 1 cup milk, butter, and vanilla in a saucepan and stir over medium heat.


When the mixture comes to a boil remove it from the heat and slowly pour the mixture over the hot pudding. Serve warm.