O'Brien Chop House Restaurant, Main street, Lismore, Co. Waterford

Ballyvolane House Steamed Syrup Sponge Pudding

Serves 8 – 12 people

INGREDIENTS

11oz (4 or 5) eggs
11oz caster sugar
11oz self-raising flour
11oz butter
2 tablespoon Golden Syrup

COOKING METHOD

Butter into Pyrex pudding bowl (2 litre capacity) and place 2 tbsp Golden Syrup into the bottom of the bowl.
In a magimix, whizz up eggs, sugar, flour, and butter together until just blended (do not over mix).
Spoon mixture into pudding bowl on top of the Golden Syrup.
Cover with 2 layers of tin foil and secure with a rubber band or string.
Place pudding in the top of a double steamer and have on a low heat for 2 hours.
Turn pudding out onto a plate and pour over heated Golden Syrup, serve with whipped cream and/or vanilla ice cream and a jug of heated Golden Syrup.