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Ingredients[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]12 oz. dates, chopped and blanched[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]8 oz. hot water[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]2 tsp. vanilla bean[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]2 tsp. baking soda[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1 lbs. all-purpose flour[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]2 tsp. baking powder[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]4 oz. unsalted butter[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]12 oz. sugar[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]2 whole eggs[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1/4 tsp. salt[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Method[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1. Chop dates and add to hot water.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]2. Stir in vanilla and baking soda.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]3. Cream butter and sugar, then add eggs one at a time.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]4. On low speed add half flour and baking powder and all of the liquid; mix until combined.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]5. Fold in rest of flour to mixture.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]6. Fill greased molds halfway and bake 15 minutes at 325 degrees F.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Butter Rum Toffee Sauce[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Ingredients[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1 oz. butter[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]4 oz. heavy cream[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]3 oz. dark brown sugar[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1/2 oz. dark rum[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Method[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1. Combine butter, sugar, and cream; bring to a boil.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]2. Remove from heat and add rum. Stir until all is incorporated. Serve hot.[/FONT]
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Custard Sauce[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Ingredients[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]8 egg yolks[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]3 oz. castor sugar[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1 vanilla bean[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]½ pint milk[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]½ pint heavy cream[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Method[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1. Beat the egg yolks and sugar together in a bowl until well blended.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]2. Scrape the insides of the vanilla pod, if using, into the milk and cream, add the pod too, and bring to the boil.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]3. Sit the bowl over a pan of hot water and whisk the cream into the egg yolks and sugar. As the egg yolks cook, the custard will thicken.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]4. Keep stirring until it starts to coat the back of a spoon, then remove the bowl from the heat and the pod from the custard.[/FONT]
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Serve warm or cold. Stir the sauce occasionally until cool, to prevent a skin forming, or cover with greaseproof paper while it cools.[/FONT]