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Rhubarb and Orange Pudding

Ingredients

Filling

1 kilo of trimmed rhubarb
Grated zest of 1 orange
2 teaspoons ground ginger
200g caster sugar
1 knob of butter
1 dessertspoon cornflour
2 dessertspoons plain flour

Topping

200g plain flour
1 dessertspoon baking powder
75g butter
50g caster sugar
1 carton buttermilk – or natural yoghurt mixed with milk
Single cream
Brown sugar

Method

  1. Mix all of the filling ingredients together in a bowl and set aside
  2. Rub together the plain flour, baking powder, butter and caster sugar
  3. Combine with enough buttermilk to form a soft dough
  4. Place the filling into a pie dish and dot the topping mixture onto the fruit filling, to form a cobbled top
  5. Mix together the cream and brown sugar and drizzle over the topping
  6. Cook in the oven (180 C) for about 25 minutes until the top is golden brown